Life A rice weevil frozen in flight won the 2025 Nikon Small World photo contest The annual competition reveals nature’s tiniest treasures Zhang You By Carly Kay October 17, 2025 at 12:00 pm Read another version of this article at Science News Explores Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print Through the lens of a microscope, even a dirty windowsill can hold some of nature’s tiniest treasures. A staged snapshot of a rice weevil spreading its wings on a grain of rice won first place in the 2025 Nikon Small World photomicrography competition.
