Inspired by Roman poet Ovid's "The Metamorphoses" (8 AD).
Over 200 hand-raised blue hornworm caterpillars were used in chapter VI, The Pale Cloudless Sulphur.
Cerambus was a grandson of Poseidon who was turned into a beetle for insulting the nymphs.
The mantis in chapter V, Circadian Hymns, is a Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis), which is endemic to New York State.
Photographed on expired Agfa XT100 35mm stock, rated at 25 ISO.