Fantasy settings populated by live ants

Russian photographer Andrey Pavlov builds miniature fantasy settings, designed to coax the ants he sets loose upon them to follow certain paths, bringing the scenes to life.

Антрей (Thanks, Derryl!)

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There’s something unnatural about those poses. Are we quite certain they are alive?
- RJ
  
  I’ve seen his work before. The ants are definitely alive. He uses multiple cameras and extensive post-processing to achieve these images. It seems like a lot of work, but the results are engaging and imaginative.
http://profiles.google.com/rob.hobson Rob Hobson

This is stunningly exploitative.
DreamboatSkanky

“Save the Queen!”

“Which one’s the Queen??”

“I’m the Queen!”

“No, you’re not!”

(The Simpsons)
http://echofox3.blogspot.com efergus3

Worker Ants Of The World – UNITE!
RedShirt77

I have a way to make this easier.

Kill the Ants!!!

I step on them all the time and create no art. No biggie.
fredh

Thanks, ants. Thants.
http://aqfl.net Ant

Ants FTW!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_WYCZA65MLHD2YODBOBD2JHK6TE ReynardB

In Russia they must have huge ants. They so big!
http://germanwotd.com Amelia_G

Years ago, in a silent film series, Dennis James showed a wonderful Russian silent film short that was a soap opera (adultery) featuring stop-motion of actual bugs. It was amazing, and really early.