Nature plus captions

Notes de l'éditeur

• #2 1. A close-up of an ant testing the water with its antennae
• #3 A snail shelters from the rain while a grasshopper braves the elements. VadimTrunov photographed snails and insects in his back garden during a rainy day in the Voronezh region of Russia.
• #4 An ant dips a toe into the water
• #5 This snail may look like he is walking on water, but the surface tension of the puddle is just strong enough to support his weight
• #6 A butterfly rests on a flower drooping into the water
• #7 An ant tests the water with its antennae
• #8 A butterfly clings to a flower hanging over water
• #9 8. Dust Mites - Seen at a magnification of 350x, a group of Dermatophagoidespteronyssinus forage for human skin on a bedsheet.
• #10 9. Mosquito This one is the most common mosquito in the world. Only the female bites.
• #11 10.Human Head Louse - This critter clings onto hair and moves about the skin, biting and sucking blood.