A Close-Up Pic Of An Ant’s Face Came Runner-Up In A Photo Comp Sir, That Is A Fkn Orc
A close-up photo of an ant’s face published last week is the hot new reason I can’t sleep at night because this is beyond terrifying.
It’s not an artist’s impression, it’s not a CGI dragon from House of the Dragon, it’s a real photograph
of a carpenter ant by Lithuanian shown at five-times magnification.
Maybe I’ve been binging the too hard lately and thinking about too much in general but tell me this ant doesn’t look like the leader of the Uruk-hai.
The blood-chilling photo of the ant’s red eyes, glowing teeth and horn-like antennae came in as a runner-up in Nikon’s 2022 Photomicrography Competition this month, beaten by a pic of a gecko’s foot. Seriously.
Like it’s cool, and I don’t know anything about micro-photography techniques, but this ant pic definitely made me feel something which is the point of art, no?
Anyway. Back into the abyss.
The horrifying ant in question has sent social media into a frenzy and made people dizzy and afraid.
One TikTokker who posted a viral video of the photo questioned why it hadn’t been bigger news and we are wondering the same thing. Everyone lost their minds at the and this ant is just as important imo.
People have also pointed out on social media the photo release’s spooky proximity to Halloween and fuck yes, that’s my Halloween costume sorted.
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