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These Photos Show Everyday Insects in Terrifying Closeups

Macro photos of insects, Moscow, Russia - Mar 2016
Male wolf spider Vasily Menshov—Solent News/REX/Shutterstock
Macro photos of insects, Moscow, Russia - Mar 2016
Female european rhinoceros beetle Vasily Menshov—Solent News/REX/Shutterstock
Macro photos of insects, Moscow, Russia - Mar 2016
Skipper butterfly Vasily Menshov—Solent News/REX/Shutterstock
Macro photos of insects, Moscow, Russia - Mar 2016
Male mosquito Vasily Menshov—Solent News/REX/Shutterstock
Macro photos of insects, Moscow, Russia - Mar 2016
Moth Vasily Menshov—Solent News/REX/Shutterstock
Macro photos of insects, Moscow, Russia - Mar 2016
Female wolf spider Vasily Menshov—Solent News/REX/Shutterstock
Macro photos of insects, Moscow, Russia - Mar 2016
Hoverfly Vasily Menshov—Solent News/REX/Shutterstock
Macro photos of insects, Moscow, Russia - Mar 2016
Larvae of a tortoise beetle Vasily Menshov—Solent News/REX/Shutterstock
Macro photos of insects, Moscow, Russia - Mar 2016
Common house fly Vasily Menshov—Solent News/REX/Shutterstock
Macro photos of insects, Moscow, Russia - Mar 2016
Bumblebee Vasily Menshov—Solent News/REX/Shutterstock
Macro photos of insects, Moscow, Russia - Mar 2016
Moth Vasily Menshov—Solent News/REX/Shutterstock
Macro photos of insects, Moscow, Russia - Mar 2016
Wasp Vasily Menshov—Solent News/REX/Shutterstock

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