Ant face under microscope

You might have thought of ants as little and harmless insects. But your perception regarding ants may end up changing after you have a look at the prize-winning photo of an ant’s face. Eugenijus Kavaliauskas, a photographer from Lithuania, won a prize in the 2022 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition for his stunning but terrifying photo of an ant’s face. The face of an ant is nowhere close to what most people might have imagined. The ant literally looks like a monster from a Hollywood movie. But the picture isn’t showing some CGI or a dummy prepared for a horror movie, but an actual ant. The photo was shared on Instagram by Pubity. Have a look at this epic picture here: The ant’s face includes terrifying features, like beady eyes and an orc-like jaw. The post received a wide range of reactions. Some people made humorous remarks in the comment section. A user said, “Ant-Man should have been a horror film,” Another individual jokingly wrote that he would think a thousand times before stepping on an ant again. An account commented, “How something that looks so innocent can be zoomed in to evil?” Kavaliauskas told Insider that he dwells near a forest, which made it easy for him to catch an ant. He went on to add that it’s boring to take a photo of an ant, running banally, on the ground, so he put the ant under a microscope, and clicked its photos. According to Kavaliauskas, he always looks for details, unseen corners, and shadows. His main goal of photography is to b...

Ants are some of the most common insects found in various terrestrial ecosystems across the world (except the Antarctica). According to recent updates, there are over 12,000 known species of ants. They evolved from wasp-like organisms about 120 million years ago (during the mid-Cretaceous period) and play an important role in various ecologies as scavengers, herbivores, predators, and granivores. In the Amazon, for instance, ants have been suggested to make up about 30 percent of the total animal biomass. Like human beings, ants are social organisms that live in highly organized societies as colonies (formicary). As such, they have been shown to exhibit complex social behavior through their interactions. Typically, a colony of ants consists of one or several egg-laying queens (depending on the species) and an army of female worker ants. Males, on the other hand (which have wings), usually die shortly after mating. * Ants have been associated with such behaviors as herding (through their relationship with aphids) and storing food in an organized manner. General Classification • • Phylum: • Class: Insecta - Encompass all insects • Order: Hymenoptera - A large group consisting of various insects including wasps, ants, bees, and sawflies among others • Family: Formicidae - Ants Some of the most common species of ants include: • Black carpenter ant • Bullet ant • Formica rufa - Redwood ants • Formica sanguinea - blood-red ants • Formica polyctena Study of Ants Myrmecology is th...

Ray Liotta's cause of death confirmed a year after he died, more news © Provided by Metro That’s what a harmless ant’s face magnified five times under a microscope looks like (Picture: Dr. Eugenijus Kavaliauskas) This terrifying creature that looks like something out of a horror movie might just be lurking inside your home. Load Error But there’s no need to panic because that’s what a harmless ant’s face magnified five times under a microscope looks like. Captured by Eugenijus Kavaliauskas, a Lithuanian photographer, the chilling photo is one of 57 ‘Images of Distinction’ in Nikon’s Kavaliauskas previously worked as a bird photographer before pivoting to insects, For this particular image, he used reflected light to capture the shocking close-up, complete with dark red eyes and what seems to be an angry expression. Kavaliauskas lives next to a forest, which made it easier for him to capture the ant in stunning detail. ‘There are no horrors in nature,’ Kavaliauskas told Insider. ‘I’m always looking for details, shadows, and unseen corners. The main goal of photography is to be a discoverer,’ ‘I am fascinated by the Creator’s masterpieces and the opportunity to see God’s designs.’ © Provided by Metro The winning image was an embryonic hand of a Madagascar giant day gecko (Picture: Grigorii Timin, Dr. Michel Milinkovitch) While Kavaliauskas didn’t receive the top prize in the competition, the internet was quick to express its horror. ‘Can’t even look at this picture without a...

The close-up image of an ant taken by Lithuanian photographer Dr Eugenijus Kavaliauskas.— Nikon/Eugenijus Kavaliauskas What looks like an image straight out of a nightmare or a blockbuster horror movie at the first glance is actually the close-up image of an ant taken by Lithuanian photographer Dr Eugenijus Kavaliauskas. Zoomed in five times under a microscope, the photo reveals the creature's terrifying red eyes and shadowy face. The image was a part of Nikon's Small World Photomicrography Competition and got selected as one of the 57 "Images of Distinction". Grigorii Timin received the first prize in the contest and was awarded for his photo of an embryonic hand of a Madagascar giant day gecko. Timin combined technology and art to capture the Phelsuma grandis day gecko. Grigorii Timin's photo of an embryonic hand of a Madagascar giant day gecko.— Nikon Eric Flem, Communications and CRM Manager at Nikon Instruments, said that the contest is held annually where Nikon Small World receives a plethora of microscopic images that show both "exemplary scientific technique and artistry". A jumping spider snapped by Dr Andrew Posselt from the University of California, San Francisco.— Nikon Dr Kavaliauskas told the Insider that he caught the ant near his home in Tauragė, Lithuania. "I'm always looking for details, shadows, and unseen corners," he said, adding that the main purpose of being a photographer was to become a discoverer. Dr Kavaliauskas said that he was fascinated by "Go...

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