macro by maryam عربي

Macro documentation of UAE biodiversityMacro photography gallery

Insects, spiders, bees and butterflies photographed in the UAE. Each photograph is labelled the way a specimen would be: a catalogue number, a common name and the scientific group it belongs to.

A jumping spider's large front eyes in extreme close-up, macro photography of UAE biodiversity by Maryam Aalali — No. 01Jumping spiderSalticidae

Metallic green cuckoo wasp on tree bark, photographed in the UAE by Emirati macro photographer Maryam Aalali — No. 02Cuckoo waspChrysididae

Pierrot butterfly with striped wings on a dry seed head, macro documentation of UAE insects by Maryam Aalali — No. 03Pierrot butterflyLycaenidae

Green lacewing with transparent veined wings, a beneficial insect photographed in the UAE by Maryam Aalali — No. 04Green lacewingChrysopidae

Conehead mantis at night with raised forelegs, UAE wildlife macro photograph by Maryam Aalali — No. 05Conehead mantisEmpusidae

Butterfly chrysalis hanging from a twig, documenting the butterfly life cycle in the UAE, by Maryam Aalali — No. 06ChrysalisLepidoptera

Pierid butterfly with pale green eyes on a grass seed head, macro photograph from the UAE by Maryam Aalali — No. 07Pierid butterflyPieridae

Honeybee feeding with its tongue extended, close-up macro of bees in the UAE by Maryam Aalali — No. 08Honeybee feedingApis

Small jumping spider peeking from behind a green stem, macro photograph by Emirati photographer Maryam Aalali — No. 09Jumping spiderSalticidae

Front view of a grasshopper's face and compound eyes, macro insect photography in the UAE by Maryam Aalali — No. 10GrasshopperOrthoptera

Plain tiger butterfly (Danaus chrysippus) resting on a leafy stem, macro photograph by Emirati photographer Maryam Aalali in the UAE — No. 11Plain tigerDanaus chrysippus

Sand wasp digging its burrow in sand, documenting insect behaviour in the UAE, by Maryam Aalali — No. 12Sand waspHymenoptera

Moth fly with fringed, feather-like wings seen from above, macro photograph by Maryam Aalali — No. 13Moth flyPsychodidae

Swallowtail butterfly wing scales in extreme macro, showing colour patterns invisible to the naked eye, by Maryam Aalali — No. 14Swallowtail wing scalesPapilionidae

Green lynx spider on dry flowers, spider macro photography from the UAE by Maryam Aalali — No. 15Lynx spiderOxyopidae

Solitary bee with green eyes resting on a stem, bee macro photograph from the UAE by Maryam Aalali — No. 16Solitary bee at restApidae

Antlion with clubbed antennae perched on a stem, macro photograph by Emirati photographer Maryam Aalali — No. 17AntlionMyrmeleontidae

Honeybee standing on the honeycomb, from Maryam Aalali's bee documentation series in the UAE — No. 18Honeybee on the combApis

Iridescent blue butterfly wing scales in macro, by Maryam Aalali — No. 19Wing scalesLepidoptera

Two honeybees working on the comb cells, macro photograph from Maryam Aalali's bee series — No. 20Honeybees at workApis

This gallery is part of Maryam Aalali's ongoing local documentation of biodiversity in the United Arab Emirates. To buy a print, quote the catalogue number in your inquiry. Send an inquiry