And if you think it’s creepy looking at bugs all day, consider this; “Without bugs, the eco-system would collapse and that would be it. They are propping up the world,” Nick said.

As a kid, Nick was a loner. He’d spend hours in the backyard hunting for insects and was always bringing them home to “surprise” his horrified mother.

“Once or twice they got out and ran riot. Mum and Dad just came to expect that,” he chuckled.

Three years ago, he invested in an expensive camera to take on his regular bug hunting trips.

“Sometimes I go for five or six hours at a time,” he said. “My favourite spot is Noosa National Park. I have a few secret places I go to that no-one knows about and I’m not going to go spreading the word.”

Nick has been bitten by just about every ant that crawls, but has managed to avoid spider bites. He likes spiders – there are times when he thinks they have a bit of personality.

“Generally bugs don’t have personalities, their sole purpose is to create another generation,” he said.

“Jumping spiders do. Their heads can move independently to their body and they’ll look right at you when you’re taking a photo. Most bugs just trudge along and half of them wouldn’t even know I’m there.”

Before he took photos of little nasties, Nick was an amateur wedding photographer.

“I used to do weddings years ago but gave it up because I’m not overly fond of photographing people.

“People have camera faces, bugs don’t. Bugs are natural no matter what.”