Close-up of the faces of 12 species of ants in the world

Are ant faces cute or scary? Let's take a look at the faces of ants with TipsMake to see if these little creatures are cute or scary !

You've probably never seen an ant like this before: in a close-up photo, Lithuanian photographer Eugenijus Kavaliauskas captured an ant's face that looks like a still from some fantasy epic, a la Lord of the Rings.

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This photo was named 'Special Image' in Nikon's 2022 Small World Microphotography Competition, and it's easy to see why. This particular piece has also garnered a lot of attention and praise on Reddit.

The image you see is a close-up of the mandibles and antennae of Camponotus, a common carpenter ant. They nest inside wood, mostly in forest habitats, and feed on dead insect parts, nectar, and honeydew produced by aphids.

Below is a series of beautiful macro photos showing clearly the tiny faces of 12 different species of ants in the world published by photographer Eduard Florin Niga. This series of photos is part of the book "Ants: Worker of the World" by Eduard Florin Niga to let everyone admire the beauty of the microscopic world around us, things that are difficult to observe with the naked eye.

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