大自然最小的建築師

Nicky Bay 是拍攝昆蟲的微距攝影家，住在新加坡專門拍攝熱帶雨林的小昆蟲，小小的昆蟲可以打造這麼美的家，看了就好喜歡。會讓人原諒他們破壞樹木的罪行。

其實，和人相比，他們對樹的傷害可是微乎奇微，看著他們精巧無比的房子，用吐的絲去綑綁、黏合木頭，用的木頭材料不多不少，剛剛好，如果隨便拿走一根，他們的家就要漏水了，用超環保的概念來蓋房子，每個家都是藝術品，看了就好著迷。

多留一些綠地，多種一些樹，不止賞心稅目，留意一下，還會發現大自然送的禮物，多麼紓壓。

Macro Photographs of Nature’s Tiniest Architects by Nicky Bayby Kate Sierzputowski on February 29, 2016

Nicky Bay (previously here and here) is the master of capturing the exceptionally small, photographing insects typically passed over without acknowledgement or recognition. The Singapore-based photographer stays acutely aware of these tiny creatures, using macro photography to highlight each minuscule detail. While taking a closer look at the micro world found deep in the rainforest, Bay began to notice tiny structures built by his favorite subject. The bug buildings appear manmade—tiny log cabins, gates, tents, and fortresses blocking each insect from the world just beyond their carefully placed twigs and segments of silk.

My favorite microscopic discovery of Bay’s was the Bagworm moth larva’s twisting stack of twigs it builds to protect itself as it grows inside. These stacked structures are almost perfect in their symmetry, each side built with twigs that are equal in length and width. Another favorite is the Arctiinae moth pupa’s cage produced from caterpillar hair and silk, a semi-protective fortress that appears almost like chicken wire.

Ray has collected several other examples of these tiny architects, including a web tower and silk-covered tent which you can see over on his macro photography blog. You can also follow his day-to-day macro photography on Facebook.

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/02/macro-photographs-of-natures-tiniest-architects-by-nicky-bay/