The rice weevil is a pest that buries its eggs inside grains of rice. After hatching, the larva stays inside the grain, consuming it as it develops.
“I had observed rice weevils in grains before, but never one with its wings spread,” You said in a statement, according to a news release from the contest organizers. “This one was naturally preserved on a windowsill, perhaps in a final attempt to escape.”
In a process called focus stacking, You captured more than 100 images at different focal points and layered them to create an image with greater depth of field.
2nd Place
The second place was awarded to Jan Rosenboom of Germany for his image of an algae colony in a drop of water.