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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.

An orange-and-black Seed Bug (Spilostethus sp.) on a dried seed head.▣ 2No. 37Last WarmthSeed Bug · Spilostethus sp.The purple bracts and flowers of French Lavender (Lavandula dentata) up close.▣ 2No. 36Familiar FrostFrench Lavender · Lavandula dentataThe centre of a pink Nerium Oleander (Apocynaceae) flower with its fringed throat.▣ 2No. 35Pistil & PetalNerium Oleander · ApocynaceaeA small green katydid on the dark purple centre of a violet daisy (Osteospermum).▣ 2No. 34Akila & The KatydidViolet Daisy & Katydid · Osteospermum & TettigoniidaeA pale yellow 4 O’Clock Flower (Mirabilis jalapa) seen face-on, its long stamens curving out.▣ 2No. 33Clocked Out4 O’Clock Flower · Mirabilis jalapaA cluster of pink Geranium (Pelargonium) flowers above scalloped leaves.▣ 2No. 32Signal & ShadeGeranium · PelargoniumThe dark blue centre of a Cape Marguerite (Dimorphotheca ecklonis), dotted with orange pollen.▣ 2No. 31Petal CoreCape Marguerite · Dimorphotheca ecklonisA green Sickle-bearing Leaf Katydid (Phaneroptera sparsa) with red eyes among pale blue flowers.▣ 2No. 30Hidden in the PetalsSickle-bearing Leaf Katydid · Phaneroptera sparsaA Sunflower Seed Bug (Agonoscelis versicoloratus) with orange-banded edges on the spiky green bracts of a flower bud.▣ 2No. 29Armoured & RadiantSunflower Seed Bug · Agonoscelis versicoloratus