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There are many small worlds that are not visible to the naked eye. One of those worlds is the world of insects that, if you look closely through the macro lens, may seem extremely alien to us. Award-winning photographer Mofeed Abu Shalwa from Saudi Arabia captures this alien world of insects and shows us the undiscovered beauty of these creatures.

https://flic.kr/p/vFeoAp | misty green longhorn | Cerambycid beetle (ca 25mm long, Coleoptera, Lamiinae, Cerambycidae; ID: ...) from the dense rain forest of Yangambi (DR Congo, November 2013, ethanol preserved). Studio work, staged specimen, focus stack based on 75 images, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Dmap & Pmax), not cropped. Canon 5Dmkii, MP-E 65mm at 1.3x, ISO-100, f/5.6, 1/160sec, tracing paper diffused flash.

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