IGotWorms 4,058 Posted October 24, 2022 https://www.cnn.com/style/article/ant-face-close-up-scn-trnd/index.html No, this photo doesn't portray one of the new creatures on HBO's "House of the Dragon," or an outtake from a horror movie. It's an award-winning close-up photo of ... an ant. The eye-popping photo is one of 57 Images of Distinction in Nikon's Small World Photomicrography Competition.The terrifying portrait was captured by Eugenijus Kavaliauskas, a Lithuanian photographer. … Kavaliauskas previously worked as a bird photographer before pivoting to insects, according to his website. He used reflected light to capture the shocking ant close-up, complete with dark red eyes and what seems to be an angry expression. Although the image received a viral welcome on the internet, Kavaliauskas didn't receive the top prize in the competition. That honor went to Swedish photographers Grigorii Timin and Michel Milinkovitch, who produced a beautiful fluorescent image of the front paw of a Madagascar giant day gecko's embryo. They used 63x magnification to document the hand's tiny veins and bones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 4,058 Posted October 24, 2022 I don’t think I’ll ever look at ants the same again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 4,252 Posted October 24, 2022 I saw that thing last week, jesus that thing is pretty damb scary.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 6,827 Posted October 24, 2022 I feel slightly less bad for frying them with a magnifying glass when I was a kid. Maybe I was saving the world. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frank 2,307 Posted October 24, 2022 And there’s 20,000,000,000,000,000 of them! https://www.livemint.com/science/news/how-many-ants-are-there-on-the-planet-their-combined-weight-will-surprise-you/amp-11664163588595.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BunnysBastatrds 2,450 Posted October 24, 2022 Cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
