Mesmerizing pictures show a host of insects covered in tiny droplets of rain after an early morning shower. The creatures and surrounding flowers are perfectly reflected by the drops of water, which looks like crystal balls in this series of close-up images. Photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, 44, was up at dawn to catch rainfall in a forest near the Po River in Italy using macro photography, a technique which allows extremely close-up photographs. Scroll through to see these incredible images...
A stunning frontal shot of a hornet covered in rain is one of the pictures taken by Alberto Ghizzi Panizza near the Po River in the north of Italy. The water has fallen and stuck to the top of the insect's head and looks like a tiny tiara.
An adorable Theraphosidae spider
with its huge eyes stares down the camera lens as it is covered by the
rain in a forest near the Po river. Water also clings to creatures hairy
legs as it grips the ground at an angle.
The eyes of this damselfly makes the tiny insect look huge as it clings to forage in the Italian woodland. The insect conceals its two-inch body and transparent wings by clinging on to the blade of grass with its black, hairy legs. A number of small pellets of moisture hold on to the top of the animal's head above its piercing blue eyes.
A blow fly has what appears to be a huge droplet of rain on it, perched between its two bulbous eyes that jut out the side of its head.
This energetic shot shows a spider spinning a web among moss buds in the rain in a forest near the Po River. The water glistens off the mesh which is illuminated by the dark surroundings in the woodland. A snail sits nearby and watches the astonishing scene unfold.
Two near-identical damselflies look hilarious as they pose together with raindrops splattered across their heads. The bearded creatures have water suspended from the bottoms of their huge eyes as they perch on the green and yellow shrubbery.
This incredible photograph of a damselfly shows the winged insect with two massive balls of water on its back. One coating its wings and one on the top of its back reflects the stunning colors of a flower in the background.
Two droplets on the head of this Brachycera fly makes it look like the creature has an extra pair of bright yellow eyes on top of its head. The camera catches the flowers through the water in this astonishing picture.
A cluster fly covered in rain in a forest has one large droplet of water sitting on its head. It perches on what looks like a small daisy which is also coated in rain.
This cute-looking Theraphosidae spider has hundreds of tiny droplets stuck in the hairs sprouting from its body, legs and head as it looks down the lens in the Italian forest.
This cute-looking Theraphosidae
spider has hundreds of tiny droplets stuck in the hairs sprouting from
its body, legs and head as it looks down the lens in the Italian forest.
