Beauty is in the eye of the beholder – and photographer Shikhei Goh has proven it by capturing beauty in the eyes of some of nature's ugliest creatures.

Shikhei only took up photography last year, yet already he's developed an enviable skill in macro photography. Not sure what macro photography entails? Neither were we, but the pictures below make it pretty clear. Incredible, close-up photographs of very small things:

See more: Check out Shikhei's profile on 500px.