bugsin detail

Insects and spiders, photographed very close up.

I'm Finn. I shoot macro photos of bugs in gardens, parks, and forests — mostly things smaller than your fingernail. Every photo comes with the exact camera settings and the story of how I got the shot.

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Jumping spider facing the camera, front eyes in sharp focus

Zebra jumping spider f/11 · 1:1

Salticus scenicus

Green shield bug on a leaf edge

Green shield bug f/8 · 1:2

Palomena prasina

Hoverfly hovering in front of a bramble flower

Marmalade hoverfly, mid-air f/9 · 1:3

Episyrphus balteatus

Acorn weevil with long curved snout on oak bark

Acorn weevil f/13 · 2:1

Curculio glandium

Blue damselfly resting on a reed

Common blue damselfly f/7.1 · 1:2

Enallagma cyathigerum

Seven-spot ladybird covered in morning dew drops

Ladybird in morning dew f/10 · 1:1

Coccinella septempunctata

Black garden ant tending aphids on a stem

Ant farming aphids f/11 · 1.5:1

Feathered antennae of a male emperor moth, extreme close-up

Emperor moth, male f/14 · 3:1

Saturnia pavonia

White crab spider waiting in ambush on a daisy

Crab spider with a catch f/8 · 1:1

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