The rice weevil is a pest that buries its eggs inside grains of rice. After hatching, the larva stays contained in the grain, consuming it because it develops.
“I had noticed rice weevils in grains earlier than, however by no means one with its wings unfold,” You stated in a press release, in keeping with a information launch from the competition organizers. “This one was naturally preserved on a windowsill, maybe in a closing try to flee.”
In a course of referred to as focus stacking, You captured greater than 100 photographs at totally different focal factors and layered them to create a picture with higher depth of discipline.
2nd Place
The second place was awarded to Jan Rosenboom of Germany for his picture of an algae colony in a drop of water.
