25 Apr 2013 | 13 Comments | Insects etc. »

A yellow probe collects the fire of the sun,
leaving behind a bright flash of elegance.


A Honey bee collects the fire of the sun

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Honey bee | Apis mellifera

22 Apr 2013 | 21 Comments | Insects etc. »

Newborn mantids escape their womb,
doppelgänger sisters ready to bewitch
an unsuspecting world.


Newborn mantids ready to bewitch a unsuspecting world

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Chinese mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

18 Apr 2013 | 15 Comments | Birds »

A songbird couple steals gossip from the wind,
rumors of winter’s end echoed
in each beating wing.


Songbirds steal gossip from the wind

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Sparrow | Passer domesticus

15 Apr 2013 | 24 Comments | Insects etc. »

A star-crossed ant topples angels
from their perch before the universe
breaks up and winks out.


A star-crossed ant topples angels from their perch

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Eastern black carpenter ant | Camponotus pennsylvanicus

11 Apr 2013 | 9 Comments | Insects etc. »

A confusion of legs eclipse the sinking sun,
obsolete relics in love, burning out the day.


Craneflies eclipse the sinking sun

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Crane fly | Tipulidae