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mosspiglet
@mosspiglet
Public en expires Nov 19, 2026, 17:02 UTC

Incredible photography in the CUPOTY 8 shortlists! Direct link to those (if you want to skip this Colossal article) here:

Colossal @colossal@mastodon.art

Bats, spiders, ants, oh my! These stunning little critters made the Close-Up Photographer of the Year shortlist.

thisiscolossal.com/2026/11/clo

#photography #nature

A close-up photograph of a distinctive larva of the fleabane tortoise beetle with black, branch-like extensions off its back.
A close-up photograph of a distinctive larva of the fleabane tortoise beetle with black, branch-like extensions off its back.
A close-up photograph of ants crawling in the mouth of a snake.
A close-up photograph of ants crawling in the mouth of a snake.
A close-up photograph of a hairy moth.
A close-up photograph of a hairy moth.
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Colossal
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@mosspiglet Appreciate your interest! We hope you'll refrain from linking like this in the future. We're just four humans over here researching, writing, editing, and sharing work by such incredible artists and creatives. We rely on readers actually engaging with our work on our website in order to exist at all. Only mentioning this now because we've experienced this a few times on this platform 💔

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mosspiglet
@mosspiglet
Unlisted en expires Nov 19, 2026, 19:36 UTC

@colossal@mastodon.art this is why I quoted your post, so interested parties could still click into your article. But no worries, your disgruntlement is noted:

Next time, I just won't quote your post at all.