{"id":120503,"date":"2024-10-31T16:29:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T09:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120503"},"modified":"2024-10-31T16:29:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T09:29:46","slug":"this-incredible-photo-of-an-ants-face-is-like-something-from-a-nightmare-sciencealert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120503","title":{"rendered":"This Incredible Photo of an Ant&#8217;s Face Is Like Something From a Nightmare : ScienceAlert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>You&#8217;ve most likely never seen an ant like this before: in an ultra-closeup, Lithuanian photographer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dantis.net\/x3\/\">Eugenijus Kavaliauskas<\/a> snapped a shot of an ant&#8217;s face that looks like a still from some fantasy epic like <i>The Lord of the Rings<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>The picture has been honored as an &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikonsmallworld.com\/galleries\/2022-photomicrography-competition\/ant-camponotus\">Image of Distinction<\/a>&#8216; in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikonsmallworld.com\/galleries\/2022-photomicrography-competition\">2022 Small World Photomicrography Competition<\/a> run by Nikon, and it&#8217;s easy to see why. The snap also attracted a lot of attention and plaudits over on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/woahdude\/comments\/y1evxo\/close_view_of_an_ant_by_dr_eugenijus_kavaliauskas\/\">Reddit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>The picture is a close-up of the mandibles and antennae of <em>Camponotus<\/em> \u2013 a common <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carpenter_ant\">carpenter ant<\/a>. They make their nests inside wood, mostly in forest environments, and snack on parts of dead insects, nectar, and honeydew released by aphids.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79504\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79504\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2022\/10\/AntFace2.jpg\" alt=\"Camponotus ant\" width=\"642\" height=\"642\" class=\"wp-image-79504 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2022\/10\/AntFace2.jpg 642w, https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2022\/10\/AntFace2-415x415.jpg 415w, https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/images\/2022\/10\/AntFace2-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Eugenijus Kavaliauskas)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is some clever cropping going on in this image. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2022\/10\/24\/ant-face-close-up-photo\/\"><em>Washington Post<\/em><\/a>, the parts of the ant&#8217;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 &#8216;trigger&#8217; hairs that ants use to sense the surrounding environment.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>As Kavaliauskas told the <em>Washington Post<\/em>, 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dantis_net\/\">his Instagram page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m always looking for details, shadows, and unseen corners,&#8221; Kavaliauskas told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/ant-face-close-up-horror-movie-photo-2022-10\">Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The main goal of photography is to be a discoverer. I am fascinated by the Creator&#8217;s masterpieces and the opportunity to see God&#8217;s designs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>Another 56 photos were also labeled as Images of Distinction by the competition judges, and they&#8217;re all worth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikonsmallworld.com\/galleries\/2022-photomicrography-competition\">taking a look at<\/a> \u2013 we&#8217;ve got macro images of mouse embryos, butterfly scales,  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/dinosaurs\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" data-linkid=\"73069\" data-postid=\"142140\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\">dinosaur<\/a> bones, and lots more.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikonsmallworld.com\/galleries\/2022-photomicrography-competition\/embryonic-hand-of-a-madagascar-giant-day-gecko\">The overall winner<\/a> of the contest showed the embryonic hand of a Madagascar giant day gecko (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phelsuma_grandis\"><em>Phelsuma grandis<\/em><\/a>), captured by Grigorii Timin and Michel Milinkovitch from the University of Geneva in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Each year, Nikon Small World receives an array of microscopic images that exhibit exemplary scientific technique and artistry,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikonsmallworld.com\/news\/fluorescent-hand-of-a-madagascar-giant-day-gecko-wins-48th-annual-nikon-small-world-photo-microscopy-competition\">says Eric Flem<\/a>, Communications and CRM Manager at Nikon Instruments.<\/p>\n<p><!-- START single\/mrec --><br \/>\n<!-- END single\/mrec --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This year was no exception.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em style=\"letter-spacing: -0.025em;\">A version of this article was first published in October 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/this-incredible-photo-of-an-ants-face-is-like-something-from-a-nightmare\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve most likely never seen an ant like this before: in an ultra-closeup, Lithuanian photographer Eugenijus Kavaliauskas snapped a shot of an ant&#8217;s face that looks like a still from &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120503\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8628],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=120503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120503\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=120503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=120503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=120503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}