Close-Up Shot of Ant’s ‘Face’ Shocks & Amuses Online Crowd

AntEven as some netizens started referencing horror movies while commenting on the ant’s picture, others appeared more amused than horrified by what they saw.A simple submission to a microphotography contest ended up being regarded as a stuff of nightmares by some social media users when the image in question went viral.The picture, a close-up photo of an ant’s face, was sent to the 48th annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition by Dr. Eugenijus Kavaliauskas from Lithuania.Using 5X objective lens magnification, Kavaliauskas produced an image that may be mistaken for a still from a horror film, showing all the details of the ant’s face.