Beautiful Photos of Insects

Insect photography is challenging under the best circumstances.


 Think about it: you’re taking photos of something that is likely smaller than your little finger (and at largest is still probably smaller than your hand), has no reason to cooperate, and likely views you as a predator or is oblivious to your presence entirely. And even if you’re taking photos of dead insects, it still takes a lot of skill (and a good macro lens) to get the right focus and lighting.
The photographers who managed to snap the photos below all deserve some serious respect. They’ve managed to capture the beauty and complexity of some of the most beautiful specimens in the insect world. Look at their coloring, their structure, the way their bodies are segmented, and let them inspire your designs. Whether you simply borrow a color scheme or go for something a bit more obvious, insects can serve as a wonderful source of artistic inspiration, one that is often overlooked.

Insect

Insect Series 3

Insect 08

Insect

Insect vs Spider

Insect

The Insect

Leaf Insect Shot 2

Unidentified Insect

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Insect On Wood

Green Insect

Insect

Insect 01

Insects With Attitude

Insect

Spotted Cucumber Beetle

Metallic Green Insect

Insect Macro

Death To A Dragonfly

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Dragonfly

Nasty Insect

Green Insect

Insect Eye To Eye

Insect 7

Insect.

Insect 03

Spiny Leaf Insect

Macro – Dead Insect

Cricket Macro

Insect Macro

Insect 33

Hylotrupes Bajulus

Tiny Red Cricket

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Insect Macro

Shy Hopper

Dead Insect

Insect Photo 3 – Set 3

Insect

Rays Of Dawn

Mr. Insect

He Can Fly

Bottle Fly On Red Flower

Hawker Dragonfly Macro

Fly Extreme Macro

Blue Fly in Flight

Blending In

Bee

Resting Insect

Third Insect

Dragonfly

Dragonfly.

Dragonfly

Red Dragonfly

The Hanging Dragonfly

Dragonfly

Halloween Pennant Dragonfly

Cinnabar Moth (Tyria Jacobaeae)

Columbia Silk Moth

Male Golden Birdwing Butterfly Bangkok

Grey Dagger Caterpillar (Acronicta Psi)

Saddleback Caterpillar

Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysididae) Pollinating Euphorbia Flowers

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee – Bombus Vosnesenskii

Transparent Butterfly

Copper Butterfly

Butterfly In Hand