Across every continent, from UK farmland to the Amazon rainforest, nature has engineered one of the most advanced biological pest-control systems on Earth. These defenders are not insects, birds, or fungi—they are entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs): microscopic worms that track, infect and eliminate destructive soil-dwelling insect pests using a level of precision that rivals modern technology.

Advances such as Bionema’s encapsulated formulation technology are unlocking new global potential, making it possible to use these microscopic hunters in countries and climates where traditional formulations have failed.

Wise words from William Blake, and truly at the heart of Andy Murray’s macro photography journey.

My name is Andy Murray and for the last fourteen years I have been studying, photographing and writing about springtails and the other soil animals that make up the soil mesofauna. I document their lives on a website, chaosofdelight.org and try to pass on the unshakable and profound love and respect I have for these beautiful, tiny lives and the hidden world they sustain.