10mm of WOW

This gorgeous bug wandered into my studio one day, and I was able to catch it with my camera. I’m in awe of Nature’s ability to pack so much beauty into something so small. The bug is standing next to a miniature basket woven from tiny glass seed beads. The red beads are about 2.5mm each, which makes the bug about 10mm long. I’m sitting here taking in the stripes of rust and midnight blue on its back, the green-gold of its belly, and all those miniscule hairs lining its gracefully-curved rear leg. I’m grateful to have been able to snap this photo, so that I can continue to be amazed over and over again.