I bottled some mead in clear nip-sized bottles for a competition last weekend and while packaging them for shipping I noticed a tiny ant floating in one of the bottles. I doubt it will affect the taste, but it might have turned off a judge at the table.
Funny, these bottles were rinsed after first use, rinsed again after storage, sanitized in starsan, drained well and put into the freezer before filling from a keg. I can't figure out where the little guy had a chance to get in there.