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Ants : I have only just started photographing ants, but they make great subjects when you can get them to stay still

Ants

I have only just started photographing ants, but they make great subje ...

Updated: Apr 07, 2008 8:29pm PST

Dragonflies and Damselflies : The first photo is on the title page of Dragonflies of Australia, by CSIRO publishing

Dragonflies and Damselflies

The first photo is on the title page of Dragonflies of Australia, by C ...

Updated: Jun 11, 2008 12:37am PST

Moths : I love the way moths and butterflys are both masters of flamboyance and also of disguise.  Sorry about the lack of identification.  I'm working on it.

Moths

I love the way moths and butterflys are both masters of flamboyance an ...

Updated: Apr 02, 2008 3:56am PST

Ambush spiders : These are the ambush spiders.  They usually just stay in one spot and wait for something to come along.  They usually don't spin a web, or at leat only a very basic one.

Ambush spiders

These are the ambush spiders. They usually just stay in one spot and ...

Updated: Feb 10, 2008 3:25am PST

Hunting spiders : These spiders tend to wander around until they catch something, though they can sometimes just lie in wait as well.

Hunting spiders

These spiders tend to wander around until they catch something, though ...

Updated: Jun 13, 2008 11:02pm PST

The weavers and master weaver spiders : These are the spiders that spin complex webs.  They usually stay in the web or near to the web and catch whatever gets caught.

The weavers and master weaver spiders

These are the spiders that spin complex webs. They usually stay in th ...

Updated: Jun 13, 2008 11:29pm PST

Beetles : Not many beetles yet.  They seem to like the warmer climates

Beetles

Not many beetles yet. They seem to like the warmer climates

Updated: Feb 09, 2008 12:24am PST

Butterflies :

Butterflies

Updated: May 29, 2008 5:21pm PST

Ladybirds : I started collecting ladybirds for a CSIRO book on the subject.  Several of these are shown in that book

Ladybirds

I started collecting ladybirds for a CSIRO book on the subject. Sever ...

Updated: Nov 26, 2007 3:55am PST

Insects : I don't really specialise in insect photography, but when you like macro photography, then they do sometimes make great subjects.

Insects

I don't really specialise in insect photography, but when you like mac ...

Updated: Oct 09, 2009 2:42pm PST

Cicadas : Known more for their noise than anything else, but I do have a few photos

Cicadas

Known more for their noise than anything else, but I do have a few pho ...

Updated: Dec 23, 2007 3:41pm PST

Flies : I never thought I'd collect enough flies to make an album, but here it is

Flies

I never thought I'd collect enough flies to make an album, but here it ...

Updated: Dec 23, 2007 3:38pm PST