23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
CommonMilkweed with Ant
On a summer afternoon, I leaned into the world of milkweed, searching for the fragile promise of monarch eggs. Instead, I found a different story: a single ant, wandering across a blossom like an explorer on a vast continent. What feels small to us is immense to another—every petal, every stem, a universe.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 07.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 10.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Roan Mountain, Tennessee, United States of America |
| Copyright: | © kelly Porter |