Small Animal

A collection of my best macro photographs of insects, spiders, snails, and other tiny animals. You may also be interested in my general Nature portfolio. Prints are available in several archival-quality finishes and sizes, processed through Bay Photo Lab and shipped directly to you. Each print is checked by hand and your satisfaction is guaranteed.

Carpenter bee, rhododendron
An eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) collecting pollen from a rhododendron flower.
Anthophila Apoidea Hymenoptera Xylocopa virginica Xylocopinae animal arthropod bee carpenter bee flower insect macro polination pollen red rhododendron
From Bumble bees
A female hoverfly (Toxomerus marginatus) pauses on the tip of a blade of grass.
Aschiza Toxomerini Toxomerus Toxomerus marginatus animal arhtropod black female animal female insect flower fly fly green hexapod hoverfly insect small syrphid fly syrphidae wings yellow
From Flies
A garden snail (Helix aspersa) crawls across a fallen leaf.
From Snails and slugs
Ichneumon laying egg
megarhyssa megarhyssa macrurus animal ichneumon ichneumon fly ichneumon wasp insect macro wasp ovipositor parasitoid
From Giant ichneumon wasps
A male ichneumon wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus) searching a dead tree for females that have not yet emerged.
Megarhyssa Megarhyssa macrurus animal ichneumon ichneumon fly ichneumon wasp insect macro wasp parasitoid
From Giant ichneumon wasps
Trophallaxis
Camponotus pennsylvanicus animal ant aphids carpenter ant food sharing harvesting honeydew insect macro trophallaxis
From carpenter ants at work
Sweat bee
A sweat bee (Agapostemon virescens) preens after collecting pollen from a flower.
Anthophila Apoidea Hymenoptera agapostemon agapostemon virescens animal arthropod bee compound eye eye flower green green metallic bee green sweat bee halictid halictidae insect macro pollen sweat bee
From Sweat bees
Peacock fly
A peacock fly on a wooden post. It was frantically climbing up and down, more or less oriented towards a bird dropping which I decided to leave out of frame.
Callopistromyia Callopistromyia annulipes Diptera animal arthropod fly insect macro peacock fly picturewinged fly winged wings
From Flies
Green metallic bee, violet
A green metallic bee collects pollen from a violet.
Anthophila Apoidea Hymenoptera agapostemon agapostemon virescens animal arthropod bee flower green green metallic bee green sweat bee halictid halictidae insect macro pollen sweat bee violet
From Sweat bees
An Asian ladybug hiding under the links in a chain fence.
Metallic paper prints of this photo are amazing.
ladybug ladybird beetle insect ladybird beetle macro animal small hiding fence grey gray metal
From Ladybugs
Two very tiny snails cross paths.
snails small tiny mollusc gastropod animal nature leaf plant green
From Snails and slugs
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From Leafhoppers, Cicadas, and Aphids
A sweat bee (Lasioglossum) gathering pollen from a small pink rose.
bee sweat bee halictid small insect macro flying pollinating pollinator pollinizer pollen gathering food collecting pink flower plant garden lasioglossum
From Sweat bees
A greater angle-winged katydid (Microcentrum rhombifolium).
From Katydids, crickets, grasshoppers
A colorful orchard spider (Leucauge venusta) hangs upside-down in its orb web.
spider animal arachnid macro closeup leucauge leucauge venusta orchard spider tetragnathidae hanging upsidedown web spider web predator waiting ambush colorful green white yellow
From Long-jawed Orb Weaver Spiders
A carpenter ant examines early flower buds.
carpenter ant insect animal ant 4256
From Ants
The entire length of a thin branch completely covered with green aphids.
aphids green small insect colony macro animal pest nature plant garden
From Leafhoppers, Cicadas, and Aphids
A larval Asian ladybug crawls inside a flower bud for shelter from the elements.
ladybug larva larvae larval instar young small insect macro harmonia harmonia axyridis bud flower plant green shelter protection black nature animal
From Ladybugs
Common aerial yellowjacket
From Vespid Wasps

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