Magnified Photos Of Earth's Most Underappreciated Animals

We all have our favorite animals — these are usually soft, cuddly, and are able to show affection with great big licks.

The beauty of smaller, less fluffy animals, like bees and flies, however, is often unappreciated.

So in honor of Earth day, we have highlighted the amazing nature macro-photography of Karthik Keyan, of Coimbatore, India, who takes amazing close-up images of birds, spiders, and insects.

See more of Keyan's images on his Flickr account.

This close-up portrait of a dragonfly makes it look like it is smiling.

This adorable damselfly is similar to a dragonfly.

This is a robber fly, a notoriously aggressive insect that feeds on other insects.

This colorful little guy is a crab spider.