Nikon’s Small World photo contest is giving us an up-close view of a demon just in time for Halloween.
Instead of being something out of the fantasy of Guillermo Del Toro, John Carpenter or even R.L. Stein, the photo is that of an ant, magnified several times.
Some people are calling it a demon, others are saying it has a resemblance to an orc from “The Lord of the Rings,” CNET reported.
The ant even caught the attention of Stein who shared the photo on Twitter.
— R.L. Stine (@RL_Stine) October 20, 2022
While the ant is getting all of the attention, it wasn’t the winner of the competition.
A composite image of the foot of a gecko embryo was the one named the best. The toes were magnified 63 times and show the bones, tendons, skin and even nerves, CNET reported.
Other notable images that were some of the finalists in the Nikon Small World competition include an anemone larva found in marine plankton, a fly in the grasp of a tiger beetle and slime mold.
Nikon Small World hands trophy to tiny lizard (top left) https://t.co/yK9dNdso2F pic.twitter.com/ALuV3vJkKy
— Laboratory News (@laboratorynews) October 17, 2022
The Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition brings into focus images that the human eye cannot see without help, Insider reported.
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