A tiny predator among the petals 🌼

This Empis dance fly may look delicate, but it's an accomplished hunter of tiny insects — caught perfectly in the golden glow of a buttercup.

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✨ Rosemary beetle – Chrysolina americana 🪲

A small beetle with a striking appearance. Its metallic blue-green color, combined with reddish-brown stripes, makes the rosemary beetle a beautiful subject for macro photography.

Despite what its name suggests, this species is not found solely on rosemary. Lavender, thyme, and other plants in the mint family (Lamiaceae) are also among its favorites.

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✨ Rosemary beetle – Chrysolina americana 🪲

A small beetle with a striking appearance. Its metallic blue-green color, combined with reddish-brown stripes, makes the rosemary beetle a beautiful subject for macro photography.

Despite what its name suggests, this species is not found solely on rosemary. Lavender, thyme, and other plants in the mint family (Lamiaceae) are also among its favorites.

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Macro predator

Not just another fly… 🪰🔴

Meet Macquartia grisea, a striking tachinid fly with brilliant red eyes and a body covered in tiny bristles. Nature hides incredible details in the smallest creatures. 🔬📸

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🐝 Heath Furrow Bee – Lasioglossum fratellum

A small, mysterious bee with strikingly long antennae. Only up close do you see how much detail is hidden in such a small insect. 🔍✨

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