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 mentioned in an announcement, in response to a information launch from the competition organizers. “This one was naturally preserved on a windowsill, maybe in a remaining try to flee.”
In a course of known as focus stacking, You captured greater than 100 pictures at totally different focal factors and layered them to create a picture with larger 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.
