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a drawing of a beetle

The 16th-Century Artist Who Created the First Compendium of Insect Drawings

July 11, 2025

a moth sculpture made from textile and wire, with eyes on the wings

From Velvet and Vintage Textiles, Larysa Bernhardt Embroiders Otherworldly Moths

July 7, 2025

a 17th-century illustration of a groundhog

‘Little Beasts’ Is a First-of-Its-Kind Museum Collaboration Reveling in Art and the Natural World

March 21, 2025

an illustration in blue, black, and white or a young woman seated against a floral background, holding a large pupa as a moth emerges from it

Uneasy Interactions Signify a Response to Tragedy in Jinjoo Jo’s Blue Illustrations

March 10, 2025

a detail of a still life painting of lush pink and yellow flowers with iridescent bubbles and bees surrounding it

Bees and Iridescent Bubbles Infiltrate Still-Life Traditions in Marc Dennis’ Paintings

February 7, 2025

A European bee-eater in mid-flight with an insect in its beak

The Winners of This Annual Competition Show Nature Is Ready for Its Close-Up

January 29, 2025

an aerial view of a giant rooftop mural of realistic butterflies arranged as if in a specimen case

Mantra’s Murals Collect Enormous Butterflies in Building-Size Specimen Cases

January 10, 2025

a strikingly realistic sculpture of a yellow and purple butterfly made from embroidery thread and wire

Yumi Okita’s Butterflies and Botanicals Metamorphose from Colorful Thread

December 2, 2024

an underwater photo of a baby manatee

Whether Underwater or Up a Tree, Close-Up Photographer of the Year Delights in the Details

October 29, 2024

two painted panels--the left with a pottery fragment depicting part of a butterfly and the right with a pottery fragment depicting part of a candle--bookend an actual pottery fragment painted with a lit taper candle

Dabin Ahn Balances Hope and Melancholy in His Sculptural Paintings

October 24, 2024

a wood bookshelf with insect-like legs

Phillip Keefe’s Leggy Furniture Joins Traditional Woodworking and Crawling Insects

October 7, 2024

a model of a fly brain

Scientists Release an Astounding, Detailed Map of a Fly Brain in Groundbreaking Study

October 3, 2024

a detail of an artwork made with wooden circular frames, beads, and honeycomb organically made by bees directly onto the surface

Honeybees Have the Final Say in Ava Roth’s Collaborative Sculptures

September 30, 2024

a multi-exposure photograph of a woodland at night with fireflies indicated by tiny blurred yellow spheres of light

Kazuaki Koseki’s Dreamy Photos Capture Japan’s Forests Shimmering with Fireflies

September 30, 2024

a microscopic image of water droplets evaporating from the wing scales of a peacock butterfly (Aglais io)

Get Super Up-Close to Biology with the Winners of Nikon’s Small World in Motion

September 17, 2024

a meticulously detailed wooden sculpture of a harlequin beetle with long legs and antennae on a white background

Insects Metamorphose from Bamboo in Noriyuki Saitoh’s Meticulous Sculptures

August 29, 2024