Images of Crete - Insects

A personal collection of 60 photographs of insects taken around the Apokoronas area of north-west Crete. They show the wide diversity of colours, shapes and sizes of the insects to be seen in the Cretan countryside. They represent only a minute sample of the estimated 950,000 different species of insect to be found around the world. While some types are considered pests to humans or crops there are many other types that have some behaviour or characteristic that makes them highly beneficial to have around. They are truly amazing and very important creatures.