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Macro studies, one step closer

Each plate opens a short series — the subject as you’d meet it, then a step or two closer or further away. Select any frame to move through the set.

A Stable Fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) resting on the lower petal of a lilac trumpet flower veined with purple, green leaves blurred behind.▣ 2No. 82Bayonet and BloomStable Fly · Stomoxys calcitransClose-up of a pink-and-white Flower Crab Spider (Thomisus) clinging beneath the small cream, tube-shaped flowers of a magenta bougainvillea.▣ 2No. 81Not the FlowerFlower Crab Spider · ThomisusClose-up photograph of a Crane Fly (Tipulidae) on a rain-speckled leaf.▣ 2No. 80Smoked GlassCrane Fly · TipulidaeClose-up photograph of a Hoverfly (Eristalinus taeniops) peering over the edge of a leaf.▣ 2No. 79Hovering GoldHoverfly · Eristalinus taeniopsClose-up photograph of a Common Yellow Woodsorrel flower (Oxalis stricta).▣ 2No. 78Sheltered SunCommon Yellow Woodsorrel · Oxalis strictaClose-up photograph of the centre of a Treasure Flower (Gazania).▣ 2No. 77Sunlit GazaniaTreasure Flower · GazaniaA five-petalled yellow Indian Strawberry (Potentilla indica) flower, seen face-on.▣ 2No. 76Backyard GoldIndian Strawberry · Potentilla indicaPale apricot double blooms of Lady Bank's Rose (Rosa banksiae) up close.▣ 2No. 75Banksian GlowLady Bank's Rose · Rosa banksiaeA tiny pale Crab Spider (Thomisus sp.) on the petal of a white daisy with a purple centre.▣ 2No. 74Petal BuffetCrab Spider · Thomisus sp.