Popular Photography magazine recently ran a great feature on tips for getting great photos of Insects. Among their ideas:

• Early morning and twilight are the best times to make insect photos, as the cold-blooded creatures slow down when the temperature is lower.
• Most insects are very sensitive to carbon monoxide, and will run or fly away if you breathe directly on them
• Depth of field is razor-thin at wide apertures, so it is necessary to stop down to much smaller apertures (f/16-f/32) to have most of a small insect in focus.

Link: How to Photograph Bugs

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