Exploring the concrete jungle: Urban soil animals and World Soil Day

Soil is the last truly unexplored region of the planet, and it lies right below our feet. in celebration of the theme of World Soil Day 2025, I thought I would write a short blog post showing some of the remarkable and beautiful tiny soil animals that can be found surviving and sometimes thriving in an urban environment.

How to photograph springtails: the secrets of extreme macro

I often get asked about how to take decent photos of springtails and all the other tiny mesofauna. So here is a general breakdown of what I’ve learned, the mistakes I’ve made, and the tricks and techniques that I use that will improve your extreme macro photos.

Extreme macro photography, SpringtailsAndy Murray2 January 2025springtail, macro, macro photography, extreme macro photography, camera, macro ens, soil, autism Comments

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