The ant enthusiast from Moscow, Russia, used a macro camera lens to snap close-up photos of the magnificent insects sipping from the liquid spheres while bathed in golden light.

Photographer Irina Kozorog, 43, spent a month visiting the same spot every day to watch the ants quench their thirst and show off their extraordinary strength

A close-up snap captures an ant sipping from a water droplet that has collected on a tiny shoot to quench its thirst

The mandibles of the ant can be seen as it sips a drop of water in the Russian forest during the summertime

A beautiful shot sees an ant sucking up water from a pool while attempting to cling onto the bank using its hind legs for stability