Insects Through My Window

I woke up this morning to see a crane fly splaying itself out on my window, thousands of these laughable insects have recently plagued the south of England, as I'm sure most of you will have noticed, but I stopped to look at this one and took a few photos.

Insects, whilst being annoying and entirely unaware of personal space, have a unique and undeniable beauty. Despite being so prolific and ubiquitous around us their alien, machine-like biology remains unseen and forgotten.

Enjoy.

(Click on the images for better resolution, it's worth looking closer)

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