Ant face in microscope

The picture has been honored as an ' The picture is a close-up of the mandibles and antennae of Camponotus – a common (Eugenijus Kavaliauskas) There is some clever cropping going on in this image. According to the Washington Post, the parts of the ant's face that look like glowing red eyes are in fact the bases of its antennae, while what appear to be yellow teeth are very small 'trigger' hairs that ants use to sense the surrounding environment. The photo was actually snapped through a microscope at 5x magnification, with a reflected light technique used to really bring out the details of the visage of the ant. As Kavaliauskas told the Washington Post, having tried his hand at photographing birds of prey he now focuses his attention on insects. You can see plenty of other fascinating examples of his talent and eye for detail on "I'm always looking for details, shadows, and unseen corners," Kavaliauskas told "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." Another 56 photos were also labeled as Images of Distinction by the competition judges, and they're all worth Phelsuma grandis), captured by Grigorii Timin and Michel Milinkovitch from the University of Geneva in Switzerland. "Each year, Nikon Small World receives an array of microscopic images that exhibit exemplary scientific technique and artistry," "This year was no exception." If you think you can get a shot as good as this o...

A super-close-up The ant's face, magnified five times under a microscope, was submitted to the 2022 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition by Eugenijus Kavaliauskas, a Lithuanian wildlife photographer. The competition celebrates all things microscope photography, allowing people to capture the fine details that can't be seen with the human eye. Kavaliauskas' submission was part of the 57 chosen Kavaliauskas won other photography awards for his snaps of birds of prey, according to his Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter \u201cThis ant\u2019s face is giving me nightmares.\n\nIt\u2019s a magnified view of an ant's face which was honored as an image of distinction in Nikon's 2022 Small World photo contest.\n\nSource: Eugenijus Kavaliauskas/Nikon Small World\u201d — Natasha Tynes \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf4\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Natasha Tynes \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf4\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) Speaking to Insider about his photo, Kavaliauskas said he lives near a forest, making it easy for him to capture an ant. He also shared that he took a picture of the ant under a microscope to see the "unseen corners." "The main goal of photography is to be a discoverer," he told the outlet. "I am fascinated by the Creator's masterpieces and the opportunity to see God's designs." When asked about how the ant looked so frightening under the microscope, he told Insider that he believes there aren't any "horrors" in mother nature. "When I first started with microphotography, ...

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• News • State • ACT News • NSW News • NT News • QLD News • SA News • Victoria News • Western Australia News • Tasmania News • National • World • Advisor • Coronavirus • Covid Vaccine • Good News • People • Politics • Opinion • Life • Royal • Entertainment • Arts • Books • Celebrity • Movies • Music • Stage • Style • TV • Auto • Eat & Drink • Home • Relationships • Tech • Science • Travel • Wellbeing • Finance • Consumer • Dollars & Sense • Finance News • Federal Budget • Property • Small Business • Work • Your Super • Your Budget • Sport • AFL • Athletics • Basketball • Boxing • Cricket • Cycling • Football • Golf • Hockey • MMA • Motorsport • Netball • Racing • Rugby League • Sport Focus • Tennis • Union • Other Sports • Weather • Puzzles • Crosswords • Sudoku • Trivia A close-up photo of an ant’s face has transfixed the internet, revealing terrifying facial features that are certain to haunt many in their sleep. Camera company Nikon unveiled the winners of its annual Small World photomicrography competition last week, with judges picking their favourites out of hundreds of ultra close-up photos. Although a picture of a Madagascan gecko took out the top spot, a much lower-ranked photo captured the attention of the internet. A close-up snap of an ant’s face, taken by Lithuanian photographer Eugenijus Kavaliauskas, went mega-viral on social media, with many saying the photo has forever changed their perception of the common insect. Using reflected light technology, Dr Kava...

The face of an ant is not something that most people have seen but it has become a center of a lot of attention thanks to a picture taken by Lithuanian photographer Eugenijus Kavaliauskas. The picture, which won a prestigious prize at a Nikon photography competition, introduced many people to a magnified image of an ant’s face which has left them both fascinated as well as “horrified”.

An eldritch abomination –or a baby starfish magnified twenty times its size? Photos from this year's Nikon's Small World Photomicrography competition show a surreal, almost dizzying look at the natural world from underneath the lens of a light microscope. Cells taken from the human body transforms itself into a Lovecraftian landscape in this contest, while slime –disgusting in real life –turns into a work of art under the hands of a researcher. This year's competition is Nikon's 48th celebrating the art and technical science of photomicrography. The first place winner, an image of a three millimeter long hand of a gecko embryo, was stitched from hundreds of images in order to capture the details of nerves, cells and bones. See the full list of winners and honorable mentions