Nature plus captions

Notes de l'éditeur

1. 1. A close-up of an ant testing the water with its antennae
2. 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.
3. An ant dips a toe into the water
4. 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
5. A butterfly rests on a flower drooping into the water
6. An ant tests the water with its antennae
7. A butterfly clings to a flower hanging over water
8. 8. Dust Mites - Seen at a magnification of 350x, a group of Dermatophagoidespteronyssinus forage for human skin on a bedsheet.
9. 9. Mosquito This one is the most common mosquito in the world. Only the female bites.
10. 10.Human Head Louse - This critter clings onto hair and moves about the skin, biting and sucking blood.