Thanks for the photos. I wonder what he did to get that much maginification, I'm using the same lens. And the insect is probably dead, you have to get real close to get a bigger magification, which is very difficult with live one.
The insects are not dead, alive Nucleus, that's what at least Ondrej Pakan says; quote: "I get soaked waiting for the rain to finish, but it all seems worth it when you get really great shots of the insects with drops on them."