Tiny Titans

Dara Ojo's macro photography brings insects, spiders and other arthropods into startling focus, revealing the small creatures that keep ecosystems working.

Tiny Titans looks closely at arthropods from Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico and other environments, using detailed photography to show structures, colours and behaviours that are easy to miss at ordinary scale. Ojo's images turn attention toward animals that are often overlooked even though they are central to the health of the places around us.

The accompanying text considers the ecological work arthropods do, from pollination and nutrient cycling to decomposition and soil processes. It also places their diversity within a larger conservation story as insect and other arthropod populations face growing pressure.

Designed for readers interested in photography, natural history and ecology, the book makes a case for looking more carefully at the life underfoot, on leaves and in the air. The closer the view becomes, the less ordinary these animals seem.