18 macro shots from a German photographer who captures the world of insects (20 photos)

If you've ever been interested in the lives of insects and arachnids, you know that their daily existence can hardly be called peaceful and aesthetic. And close-up photos of insect faces are actually stills from horror films.





But not when we are talking about the works of the German master of macro photography, Alexander Mett. Alexander's shots prove that even spider faces can be photographed in such a way that they will arouse admiration.

Bug with dew drops



According to Alexander, for the sake of such photographs you have to get up and go to work early in the morning, but the result is worth it.

The face of a robber fly

Rainbow leaf beetle



It’s not difficult to guess that photographs with dew drops are Alexander’s favorite.

Wasp



Mushrooms in ice caps



Dragonfly portrait



Bright ground beetle



Spangled wasp



Unlike ordinary wasps, these colorful representatives of the wasp tribe are considered parasites.

Drops on tiny mushrooms



Weevil



And how can these huge drops not outweigh the beetle itself?

Scary portrait of a green ground beetle



Very beautiful eyes of a female horsefly



Leaf beetle strewn with dew drops



And this is the leaf beetle



Bee. Front and back view





Pink crab spider



Devil's Fingers Mushroom



A mushroom whose name speaks for itself. Usually photographs of these mushrooms look creepy, but Alexander managed to take a photo that could serve as an illustration for a children's fairy tale.

Dew-strewn dragonfly