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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 Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on a yellow cosmos flower.▣ 2No. 19Urban NectarWestern Honey Bee · Apis melliferaCreamy bell-shaped Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo) flowers seen from below among glossy leaves.▣ 2No. 18Glasshouse BloomStrawberry Tree · Arbutus unedoStar-shaped green-and-white Pregnant Onion (Albuca bracteata) flowers with yellow centres.▣ 2No. 17Quiet BloomPregnant Onion · Albuca bracteataA Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seed head from above, feathery seeds radiating from the centre.▣ 2No. 16Windborne GeometryDandelion · Taraxacum officinaleA cluster of small orange Honeycomb Fungi (Favolaschia-type) on a decaying log.▣ 2No. 15Garden EmberHoneycomb Fungi · Favolaschia-typeAn orange-and-black Ember Seed Bug (Stalagmostethus fuscatus) on weathered wood.▣ 2No. 14Ember & EarthEmber Seed Bug · Stalagmostethus fuscatusA green Leafhopper Nymph (family Cicadellidae) resting inside a yellow flower petal.▣ 2No. 13Hidden in the GoldLeafhopper Nymph · family CicadellidaeClose-up of a Garden Locust (Acanthacris ruficornis): its large dark eye and textured head.▣ 2No. 12Verdant SentinelGarden Locust · Acanthacris ruficornisA yellow, hairy African Tussock Moth (Euproctis aethiopica) with grey-speckled wings resting among dry leaves.▣ 2No. 11Gold in the DebrisAfrican Tussock Moth · Euproctis aethiopica