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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 Small Hoverfly (tribe Syrphini) resting on a hairy green leaf.▣ 2No. 73Meadow JewelSmall Hoverfly · tribe SyrphiniA cream Redwart Milkweed Locust (Phymateus baccatus) with red warts, clinging to a tree trunk.▣ 2No. 72Sun-baked EmberRedwart Milkweed Locust · Phymateus baccatusA Fruit Fly (Insizwa oblita) with patterned silver-and-brown wings on a leaf.▣ 2No. 71Soft WoodlandFruit Fly · Insizwa oblitaTwo spotted orange Harlequin Ladybirds (Harmonia axyridis) tucked into a curled leaf.▣ 2No. 70Snug As A BugHarlequin Ladybird · Harmonia axyridisMagenta Purple Sour Fig (Carpobrotus cf. acinaciformis) petals radiating from a yellow centre.▣ 2No. 69Sour Fig GlowPurple Sour Fig · Carpobrotus cf. acinaciformisThe centre of a red Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis): pollen-laden stamens and red stigmas.▣ 2No. 68Garden FlameHibiscus · Hibiscus rosa-sinensisA single hanging Oat (Avena sativa) spikelet with a long awn.▣ 2No. 67Quiet OatlightOat · Avena sativaA pale pink Quince (Cydonia oblonga) bud with fuzzy sepals.▣ 2No. 66Quince To BeQuince · Cydonia oblongaA cluster of violet Fragrant Heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule) flowers with orange centres.▣ 2No. 65Wildflower MorningFragrant Heliotrope · Heliotropium amplexicaule