Pics: Ultra close-up of ant's face won Nikon competition

A Lithuanian photographer won a prize in a Nikon photography competition

The competition celebrates the art of microscope photography,

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which allows people to capture details the human eye cannot see.

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Kavaliauskas' picture was one of the 57 selected "Images of Distinction" that won the photography competition

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It won one Nikon item valued at $35.

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The ant's face is magnified five times under a microscope.

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The photo shows the ant with red eyes and what appear to be golden fangs.

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