In 2022, Lithuanian photographer Eugenijus Kavaliauskas used a microscope at 5 times magnification to capture an ultra-closeup image of the mandibles and antennae of a carpenter ant.

A startling photograph of an ant’s face magnified five times under a microscope is swarming social media — though it barely merited a mention in the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.

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.

Lithuanian photographer Dr Eugenijus Kavaliauskas snapped the ant magnified 5x under a microscope The image was one of 57 'Images of Distinction' in Nikon's Small World Photomicrography Competition ...

Hence, he decided to put an ant under a microscope and snap multiple shots of it. “I’m always looking for details, shadows, and unseen corners. The main goal of photography is to be a ...

This image has taken the internet by storm. While one might confuse this for an alien or a predator, it's actually a close-up picture of an ant, shot with the help of a microscope.

captured the image magnified five times under a microscope. Kavaliauskas submitted the photograph, titled “Ant (Camponotus)” to the Nikon Small World Photography Competition, though it didn ...

The winners of the 48th annual Nikon Small World contest for photography under the microscope are in, and one astonishing "image of distinction" is raising hairs around the world. The contest ...

That's not one of Tolkien's orcs straight out of Middle Earth — it's just what ants look like when you get up close and personal with them. The snapshot of an ant's face, magnified five times under a ...

Most animals seek shade when temperatures in the Sahara soar to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Saharan silver ants seek lunch, skittering from underground lairs into the sun’s brutal rays to scavenge ...