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Macro photography by Michael Jones

This weekend I married the beautiful @kylieh875 Hmmmmmm. Is she deep in thought or trying to look cute? A moment before take off, and a moment after take off. One of these days I'll nail the in-air shot, but not this day! A beautiful male hibiscus harlequin bug. Amongst their species, the colours are quite variable, leading to taxonomists describing the species under different names at least 16 times before being finally confirmed that they were all forms of the same species. An unknown jumping spider, and by unknown I mean unknown by me! I'm too tired to research, just enjoy the picture :) Simaetha thoricica looking a little forlorn, but also fabulous with those golden scales! This is an old photo rescued from the depths of underexposed discardation. Runicinia acuminata (Long Crab Spider), guarding her egg sac from would be spidey egg thieves. Spider eggs provide a highly nutritious source of food for the larvae of many species of wasps, flies and mantispid lacewings. Mmmm, spider eggs. Robber fly Sheltering from the relentless rain, much like the rest of us.