Macro photography is an art of taking close-up pictures, usually of very small subjects. Classically a macro photograph is one in which the size of the subject on the negative is greater than life size. However in modern use it refers to a finished photograph of a subject at greater than life size. Macro photography requires some specialized equipment. Most often, this includes macro lenses and extension tubes.
While stumbling through Flickr, we came across awesome macro photography of bugs by Thomas Shahan. Thomas is a professional photographer from Oklahoma, specializes in macro photography of bugs, spiders and other insects. If you like close-ups of bugs and detail, you will definitely like this post.