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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Steven Bloor

The miniature world of red forest ants - in pictures

Ants: The Miniature World Of Red Forest Ants
If Sisyphus were an ant Photograph: Andrey Pavlov/Barcroft Media
Ants: The Miniature World Of Red Forest Ants
A Ne-ant-erthal scene Photograph: Andrey Pavlov/Barcroft Media
Ants: The Miniature World Of Red Forest Ants
Clean ant jerk Photograph: Andrey Pavlov/Barcroft Media
Ants: The Miniature World Of Red Forest Ants
The ants will need to expand their vocabulary if they want to win on Countdown Photograph: Andrey Pavlov/Barcroft India
Ants: The Miniature World Of Red Forest Ants
This one has a feel of David Hasselhoff's concert at the Berlin wall about it, that's the ant version of the Hoff on the left belting out Looking For Freedom Photograph: Andrey Pavlov /Barcroft India
Ants: The Miniature World Of Red Forest Ants
All hail mighty Anticus Photograph: Andrey Pavlov /Barcroft Media
Ants: The Miniature World Of Red Forest Ants
Here's the man himself who has spent hours creating miniature and intricate props and sets before placing these scenes in the path of the red forest ants. He then waited patiently for the opportune moment when the ants fell into formation to bring the scene alive Photograph: Andrey Pavlov /Barcroft Media
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