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California artist Chris Truman recreating a portrait photograph of his childhood, and it was unusual material required - a total of 200,000 ants.

The artist bought the ants live, on 40.000 of them priced at 400 euros, and then kill them with pincette to put on a piece of Plexiglas. What is amazing is that the artist sold his work for more than 27,000 euros to the U.S. company that owns Ripley museum collection of unusual pieces.

Truman almost gave up from the creation of his masterpiece because of the bad conscience of killing innocent insects. He said: "It took me several years to finish, not because it was hard, but because in a certain point I felt bad because I killed ants."

The inspiration for the painting came from the experience that Truman had when he was a child. He explains: "I and my younger brother attacked anthill and stung red-dark Sun. I decided to go back to that experience of childhood. "Ants are amazing creatures."He added.

The artist was first with an idea every ant alone to catch and kill, but eventually concluded that it would be a long time. Therefore aside more than 2,000 euros and bought the 200,000 ants.Ants were killedl with wool dipped in acetone and then with pincette placed on a piece of Plexiglas.