18 Jun 2012

Glitterbug

fly
Got some balls ... water clings to tiny fly

GREAT balls of flyer! Sparkling droplets of water cling to a tiny fly — but it doesn’t seem to bug him.

Amateur photographer Nicolas Reusens captured these amazing close-ups after scouring the globe for eye-catching insects.

He creeps up on the crawlies and snaps them using hi-tech lenses and never ending patience.

One picture took 24 hours.

Each image — magnified up to 20 times — is made up of 20 to 200 shots, that Nicolas later merges.

His vast insect album includes a Spanish jumping spider, carpenter ant and South African tick.

Spanish jumping spider
Hairy and scary ... a Spanish jumping spider

His quest for creatures has taken him as far afield as Malaysia, Costa Rica and the Amazon jungle.
carpenter ant
Gripping ... carpenter ant seizes bug

The 36-year-old Spaniard said: “I’ve always been fascinated by insects. As a kid I collected them in matchboxes. But now I capture them in my lens. It’s very satisfying.”

South African tick
A bit red ... South African tick prepares to bite

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