The greatest artist is ever Nature - macro photographs of phasmid eggs by Levon Biss

 

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Levon Biss, born in London in 1975, has worked in a wide range of photographic genres, but is best known for his macro photography focused on Nature's smallest lifeforms. His study of phasmid eggs, pictured here, comprises examples from over seventy species from around the world.

The Phasmatodea are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walking sticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They can be generally referred to as phasmatodeans, phasmids, or ghost insects, with phasmids in the family Phylliidae called leaf insects, leaf-bugs, walking leaves, or bug leaves. The group's name is derived from the Ancient Greek φάσμα phasma, meaning an apparition or phantom, referring to their resemblance to vegetation while in fact being animals. 

The majority of phasmid eggs are no more than 3mm in length, or less than one-eighth of an inch.

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To view more of Biss' amazing work and/or to buy prints of his photographs, visit the Levon Biss Studio website.