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Stunning photos of the ancient insects caught in amber

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Park winged fungus gnat trapped in amberImage source, Levon Biss
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How's this for an art project? Photographs of insects that are 45 million years old! The critters were caught in tree sap which hardened, leaving them perfectly preserved. The hardened tree sap is called amber.

Wedge shaped beetle trapped in amberImage source, Levon Biss
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Artist Levon Biss took hundreds of detailed photos of each piece of amber and then stitched them together to form each of the final pictures.

Ant trapped in amberImage source, Levon Biss
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It's hard to believe that each insect was in fact less than 3mm in length!

Click beetle trapped in amberImage source, Levon Biss
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Levon suspended each piece of amber in a special fluid to allow him to have absolute control of the lighting conditions for his photographs.

lace bug trapped in amberImage source, Levon Biss
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He says that he sculpts the light around the insect to create these highly detailed and clear images.

Spider beetle trapped in amberImage source, Levon Biss
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All the insects in this series were found in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.

Fungus gnat trapped in amberImage source, Levon Biss
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London-born photographer Levon calls these artworks "microsculpture" and exhibits his artwork in museums around the world. Have you ever seen an insect look so stunning?!