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Illustration

David Zhixuan Zhang

Fire Ant

Illustration
2023
Fire ants are aggressive insects that are capable of synchronizing their movements and linking to each other to form structures. This illustration compares their behaviour to mob mentality and depicts the ants as swarming rioters.

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Fire Ant
Fire Ant

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David Zhixuan Zhang aka. VIATHINE

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