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Since she was a child, MaryJoy Martin has had a passion for insects, six and eight-legged, with an acute fondness for the carnivorous members in particular. She talks to insects as if they understand—perhaps they do—and convinces them to pose while she immortalizes them on film. This gallery features some of her favorites from preying mantids to spiders, from butterflies to beetles. Photographs are available as signed prints or for publication. For inquiries contact Cameron & Associates. All content copyrighted by MaryJoy Martin, a.k.a. MerryJoy©. Photos may be used only with written permission or under contract.


Mantids spar by MaryJoy Martin
Mantis Sparring Match

Like a dragon

Like a Dragon - Mantis Display


Bee on apple
Bee on Apple in late Fall


Dewy Mantis
The Mantis Empress decked in Dew


Dinner for Mantis
Dinner for an Empress


Little Red
Milkweed Beetle peaks out


Sunny bee

Sunny Bee Mine


Katydid not do it
Katydid Not Dew It


Wasp bites tails
Wasp Bites Swallowtail Tail




red dragon


Red Dragon


blue dragonfly
Blue Dragon


Flower spider
Micro Yellow Flower Spider


Expired Beetle in Desert
Expired Beetle in Desert


Wild Iris butterfly
Wild Blue Iris and Swallowtail


Blue Eyes
Blue Eyes


Tropical butterfly
Tropical Butterfly


Katydid portrait by MaryJoy Martin
Katydid Portrait


Locust borers mating
Locust Borers Mating


Mantis in blackberries
Mantis in Blackberries


tropical butterfly
Tropical Butterfly


Mantis display by MaryJoy Martin
Fairy Queen - Mantis Display


Newly Hatched mantis
Mantis baby reflection


Micro blue
Micro-Blue


Hunter
Waiting for Mr. Goodbar


Micro butterfly
Micro-Butterfly in Morning Light


Monarch larva eating milkweed
Monarch larva dining on milkweed


Micro Blue with dinner
Micro Blue with Dinner


mantis emerges
Baby Mantis emerges from eggcase—smaller than an ant


Mantis portrait
Portrait of an Empress


hopper
Dinner for an Empress at Dawn


Glorious Tropical
In Shades of Blue - Tropical Butterfly


Bee Tongue
Bee tongue ready for nectar


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More Insect Photos




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