You've probably never seen an ant like this before, and it looks like a picture from The Lord of the Rings.
It's easy to see why the picture has been honored as an'image of distinction' in the small world photomicrography competition. A lot of attention and praise has been given to the snap on the internet.
There is a close-up of the mandibles and antennae of Camponotus. They make their nest in wood and eat parts of dead insects.
There is a clever way to crop this picture. According to the Washington Post, parts of the ant's face that appear to be glowing red eyes are actually the bases of its antennae, and what appears to be yellow teeth are very small 'trigger' hairs that ants use to sense the surrounding environment.
The reflected light technique used to bring out the details of the ant's face was used to take the photo.
Kavaliauskas told the Washington Post that after trying to take pictures of birds of prey he now focuses on insects. There are many fascinating examples of his talent and eye for detail that you can see on his account.
Kavaliauskas told Insider that he was always looking for details.
The main goal is to discover. I enjoy seeing God's designs and the masterpieces of the creator.
Macro images of mouse embryos, butterfly scales, and dinosaur bones are just some of the images that were labeled as images of distinction by the competition judges.
The winner of the contest was Grigorii Timin andMichel Milinkovitch from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland.
Eric Flem is the Communications andCRM Manager at Nikon Instruments.
It was no different this year.
You can start entering submissions for the Small World competition if you think you can get a chance like this.
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