diff --git a/src/main/java/Ant.java b/src/main/java/Ant.java
index a4dc715..c3a901c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/Ant.java
+++ b/src/main/java/Ant.java
@@ -23,23 +23,15 @@ public class Ant {
     private AStarSearch aStarSearch;
     private LinkedList<LinkedList<Tile>> allPath2D = new LinkedList<LinkedList<Tile>>();
 
-    public Ant(Tile start, Tile goal, int tileSize, Tile[][] tiles) {
+    public Ant(Tile start, Tile goal, int tileSize, Tile[][] tiles, Image antImage) {
         this.start = start;
         this.goal = goal;
         this.tiles = tiles;
-        loadAntImg();
+        this.antImage = antImage;
         antX = start.getXpixel();
         antY = start.getYpixel();
     }
 
-    private void loadAntImg() {
-        try {
-            antImage = ImageIO.read(getClass().getResource("/assets/images/ant.png"));
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        }
-    }
-
     public void draw(Graphics g, int tileSize) {
         g.drawImage(antImage, antX, antY, tileSize, tileSize, null);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/Game.java b/src/main/java/Game.java
index 7cb2093..d231c3a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/Game.java
+++ b/src/main/java/Game.java
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
 
                 if (startTile != null && goalTile != null) {
                     resetCameFrom(tiles); // useful if the user wants to search for the second time or more
-                    ant = new Ant(startTile, goalTile, TILE_SIZE, tiles);
+                    ant = new Ant(startTile, goalTile, TILE_SIZE, tiles, antImage);
                     startClicked = true;
                     startTimeBeforeAnimation = System.currentTimeMillis();
                     ant.search();