Insect macro photography is where I really get to start introducing people to the hidden world around them. I think there is this very common misconception that you need to go somewhere exotic to see interesting wildlife, when in reality it is as close as your back yard or local city park.

A close-up of a Woolly Bear Caterpillar, eating a green leaf.
Close-up of a colorful Owlfly perched on a dried plant stem against a black background.
A close-up of a ladybug with water droplets on its orange body and black spots, perched on a cluster of small, fuzzy pink and green flowers against a dark background.
Close-up of a black and yellow soldier fly on an upright prairie cone flower.
Colorful leafhopper bug with blue and red markings on a green leaf.
A swamp milkweed beetle on a green leaf with a blurred green background.
Close-up of a small mulberry borer beetle on a green leaf with detailed veins.
A close-up of a wheel bug nymph on a green leaf against a black background.
Close-up of multiple caterpillars with orange heads and black spots, crawling on a green leaf against a black background.
Close-up of a wheel bug on a green leaf
Close-up of a tree hopper nymph with spiky hair sitting on a green leaf with a dark background.
A close-up photograph of a bright green buffalo treehopper clinging to a green plant stem, with intricate details of its exoskeleton and large compound eyes visible.
Close-up of a beetle covered in water droplets perched on a green plant with small fuzzy white and green buds against a black background.
Close-up of a thread-legged katydid blending in with dry grass and gravel on the ground.
Close-up of a colorful long-legged fly, on a dark background, clinging to a rusty surface.
Close-up of a stinkbug nymph on tree bark with a colorful, iridescent abdomen and long, thin legs.
Close-up of a green shield bug, on a green leaf with a dark background.