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Boy, this rain is bugging me: Amazing photos show how microscopic insects cope with a downpour
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They say it’s an insect life, but a collection of new photos sheds new light on an insect’s secret life.
The images make them look more like aliens than insects.
Ondrej Pakan, from Myjava, Slovakia, explained the amazing array of microscopic insects after a rain shower.
Secret life of an insect: Water drops make this stake appear twice as large
Ondrej Pakan, from Slovakia, captured the images with a special lens
Tiny droplets of water make the critters look very different – they inflate to a larger size once covered in liquid.
In one striking photo, an ant appears to strain under the heavy weight of water droplets settling on its body.
Another shows a huge wasp about to fly, doused in water.
While a blue-eyed insect stares through the lens of Ondrej’s camera – covered in water droplets.
Is that a wasp: The water droplets almost double the size of the wasp’s body
An ant looks like it’s struggling to cope under the weight of the water
The Slovak photographer specializes in capturing the microscopic of the world insects seconds after a downpour but also has to avoid the showers itself.
He said: ‘I’m getting soaked waiting for it to stop raining, but it all seems worth it when you get really great shots of the bugs with droplets on them.
This ladybug looks like it’s carrying a huge visitor on its back, but it’s just a drop of water
The photos show the tiny details of the insects that are impossible to see with the naked eye
“In some of the more exotic locations, it’s a challenge to keep your gear from getting too wet.
“People seem to really like the colors and the way the water magnifies the bugs’ features.”
Ondrej used his trusty Canon 40D with a special lens to capture the stunning shots.
The minute detail of the tiny hairs on the insect’s body is shown in contrast to the creature’s bright colors
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