Super Macro Insects Up close and in stunning detail

A cunning-looking jumping spider is captured in close-up, and a glistening assassin fly is speckled with water droplets.

The Indonesian bugs were photographed by 26-year-old paramedic Muhammad Roem.

He said: “I take some of my pictures in my studio with continuous light, and I take some on location using external flash.

“I like taking picture of insects in the dark forest, because there are amazing coloured species.

“My inspiration is from when I was young and I would see aliens on TV.”

The photos were taken on June 10 in Batam, in the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia.

A prickly-looking black dwarf honey bee and a fuzzy caterpillar can also be seen in stunning detail.

Mohammad, who lives in Batam, said: “After I take the pictures I feel amazing because I can see every detail in their eyes and body.”