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prima:A tiny world exposed: Puerto Rican engineer captures species as small as one millimeter

Alicia Luna Rodríguez uses macrophotography to capture a universe of animals that are almost invisible due to their size

November 16, 2025 - 10:36 AM

Leaf-cutter ant. Photo captured in Costa Rica by Alicia Luna Rodríguez. (Suministrada .)

Amid the thickness of the plants and droplets of dew in the first light of dawn, an industrial engineer with a love for nature discovered a hidden universe. With her camera and specialized equipment, she reveals creatures as tiny as one millimeter in size—part of a world invisible to the naked eye: from an intimidating yellow sac spider on a branch and a leaf-cutter ant carrying loot larger than itself, to a unique species endemic to Puerto Rico (Sericoceros krugii) often found on sea grape trees.

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