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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) resting on a large green leaf.▣ 2No. 10The Still HourWestern Honey Bee · Apis melliferaA Pleated Ink Cap (Parasola plicatilis) mushroom seen from ground level among grass, orange flowers and blue sky.▣ 2No. 09The Understory HighPleated Ink Cap · Parasola plicatilisA grey-and-black striped African Carder Bee (Pseudoanthidium repetitum) on the centre of a yellow flower.▣ 2No. 08Steel & SulphurAfrican Carder Bee · Pseudoanthidium repetitumLooking into a peach-pink Angel’s Trumpet (Brugmansia sp.) flower, a single anther hanging at its centre.▣ 2No. 07The Soft AnnunciationThe Angel’s Trumpet · Brugmansia sp.A grey, speckled Shield Bug (family Pentatomidae) on peeling reddish bark.▣ 2No. 06Written in BarkShield Bug · family PentatomidaeA white Crab Spider (Thomisus sp.) waiting on a magenta zinnia beneath its yellow florets.▣ 2No. 05The AmbushCrab Spider · Thomisus sp.An orange Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) at the edge of a leaf, seen from the front.▣ 2No. 04Lacquer & LeafHarlequin Ladybird · Harmonia axyridisInside a violet Common Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea), white stamens at its glowing magenta centre.▣ 2No. 03Dusk CallingCommon Morning Glory · Ipomoea purpureaA brown Leaf Footed Bug (family Coreidae) on a serrated green leaf, seen from above.▣ 2No. 02Hidden in the HedgeLeaf Footed Bug · family Coreidae