These astonishing close-up photographs capturing the intricate details of different insects covered in dewdrops make the bugs look like beautiful jewels.
Professional macro photographer Alexander Mett, 38, spent hours searching for tiny bugs in nature reserves and forests to capture on his camera in Herbstein, Germany.
He will often head out early in the morning as most of the insects ‘can’t move because of the cold and in times like this these pictures are created’.
Mr Mett, who has been a photographer for eight years, said humid weather helps to form the dewdrops on these insects which include dragonflies, horseflies, robberflies and wasps.
He said: ‘It makes me very happy when I manage to capture pictures like these, because I know how much work is in every single picture.
‘The dew drops act like a magnifying glass, which makes the details of the insects even more visible.’
Alexander Mett, 38, captured these beautiful photographs of different insects covered in dewdrops in Herbstein, Germany. Pictured: a green stink bug
The professional macro photographer spent hours searching for tiny bugs in nature reserves. Pictured: a twin-lobed deer fly
Mr Mett, who has been a photographer for eight years, said humid weather helps to form the dewdrops on these insects. Pictured: a damselfly
He will often head out early in the morning as most of the insects ‘can’t move because of the cold and in times like this these pictures are created’. Pictured: a robber fly
She said: ‘The dew drops act like a magnifying glass, which makes the details of the insects even more visible.’ Pictured: a horsefly
Alexander took spent hours capturing around seven hundred pictures in order to get these perfect images. Pictured: a dragonfly
The detailed picture show a number of different insects measuring around one to two centimetres long. Pictured: a green stink bug
Mr Mett does not use a tripod, meaning the pictures take a great deal of concentration and time. Pictured: a horsefly