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So after all this time, I finally happened upon a public bench, bran new, that hadn't been sprayed all over with pointless graffiti, peppered with bird shit or had bits and pieces missing, offering a fantastic composition shot with leading lines and no interruptions or disturbances.

By the way, Formicidae is the official name for Ants, which I usually find scurrying along on their daily activities on benches, I suspect the word is formed from Formic Acid which I believe Ants utilise as weapons and for creating smells for communication. Thank god we don't do that, Humans just yell at each other across social media; aren't we so impressive?!

I hope everyone's week is going well and so as always, thank you! :)

Le Travet, Tarn

Empilhamento de foco (focus stacking) combinando 25 fotografias utilizando a lente 18 55mm invertida em 18mm. Uma grande dificuldade para a realização desse empilhamento foi a iluminação pois o exoesqueleto dessa bela realeza é extremamente reflexivo.

It's a very rare species in Poland, only two sites known for its occurrence on peat bogs are known

Ants.

Rossameisen (Camponotus)

Einzelne Exemplare erscheinen immer wieder am Terrassenrand.

Als Nahrungsquelle für Bienen und Hummeln hatte ich in einer kleinen Schale einen Zuckerwürfel mit etwas Wasser übergossen. In der Sonne hat sich daraus ein Zuckerspiegel entwickelt auf dem sich eine Ameise aufhielt. Sie war so beschäftigt mit Zuckerschlecken, dass ich sie in Ruhe fotografieren konnte.

Für Bienen muss man die Zuckerlösung dünnflüssig halten und zweimal täglich erneuern.

Viel Spaß beim Ausprobieren.

Individual specimens keep appearing on the edge of the terrace.

As a source of food for bees and bumblebees, I poured a little water over a sugar cube in a small bowl. In the sun, a sugar level developed from this on which an ant stayed. She was so busy with lunches that I was able to take a photo of her in peace.

For bees you have to keep the sugar solution thin and renew it twice a day.

Have fun trying.

Das fliegende Getier paart sich nur wenige Stunden. Anschließend sterben die Männchen und die Weibchen entledigen sich ihrer Flügel.

The flying animal paired only a few hours. Then the males die and the females get rid of their wings.

Cuando las hormigas voladoras de acoplamiento se lleva a cabo sólo durante unas pocas horas. Entonces los machos mueren y las hembras se deshacen de sus alas.

Colonia de hormigas

Formicidae

Insecto

Las hormigas son una familia de insectos eusociales que, como las avispas y las abejas, pertenecen al orden de los himenópteros. Wikipedia

Nombre científico: Formicidae

Clasificación superior: Formicoidea

Categoría: Familia

Promedio de vida: Lasius niger: 15 años, Hormiga cosechadora: 4 – 12 meses

Longitud: Camponotus: 0,64 – 2,5 cm, Lasius niger: 0,5 – 0,7 cm, Hormiga cosechadora: 0,2 cm

Número de huevos: Camponotus: 20, Hormiga cosechadora: 10 – 12

France; Brenne, Lignac 10/5/20

Brasilia, DF, Brazil.

Carrying a termite. Don't know if it's for food or other purpose.

The genus Ectatomma is found in the Neotropics and contains 17 extant species of ants.

Updated in 30-Jun-22 to E. opaciventre.

Source: www.inaturalist.org/observations/121399388

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Hymenoptera

Superfamily: Formicoidea

Family: Formicidae

Subfamily: Ectatomminae

Tribe: Ectatommini

Genus: Ectatomma Smith, 1858

Species: E. opaciventre (Roger, 1861)

Binomial name: Ectatomma opaciventre

Although not particularly heavy, my existing full-frame gear has been giving me a pain in the neck recently. For less than the price of a new lens I was considering, I was able to get an Olympus macro set-up, which is significantly lighter and which I can comfortablly hold with one hand. Although the RAW images are not as flexible, another advantage for macro is more pixels on the subject. The ant is about 2mm long and the shot was at 1:1 magnification.

A few drops of water collected on the surface of a leaf have formed a drinking trough for this tiny (3.5 mm) forest dwelling ant.

Formicidae

"(OvO) Formicidae" By Liquidnight

Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.

This is a small Camponotus worker found in South America.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Hymenoptera

Superfamily: Formicoidea

Family: Formicidae

Subfamily: Formicinae

Tribe: Camponotini

Genus: Camponotus Mayr, 1861

Species: C. latangulus Roger, 1863

Binomial name: Camponotus latangulus

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)

Superfamily Formicoidea (Ants)

Family Formicidae (Ants)

A victim of the hummingbird feeder. I added an ant barrier to the feeder to keep her sisters out.

Canon M6M2; Raynox 250 on bellows; 10x objective; speedlites; Zerene Stacker.

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Bullet ants (Paraponera clavata, Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Collection specimens (Ecuador, Coca, 2014).

Studio work with dried specimens (rehydrated and staged). Focus bracketing, 87 images, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap). Canon EOS M6 mark II, EF 100mm macro 1:2.8L IS USM; ISO-100, f/5, 0.5sec, -1 step, natural diffused light.

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)

Superfamily Formicoidea (Ants)

Family Formicidae (Ants)

TENTATIVE

Subfamily Formicinae

Tribe Camponotini

Genus Camponotus (Carpenter Ants)

February 27, 2022; Leon County, Tallahassee, Florida; found on the hallway wall inside my home. She was passive and easy to collect. I observed her for the afternoon until she expired. I had read an essay by E.O. Wilson where he described that as ants aged, they were given more risky duties outside the nest such as foraging and defense. When they reached full senescence, they would leave the nest completely to die. I wonder if this was an example.

Canon M6M2; Tak 105mm f/2.8 relay lens; 3.7x objective; Zerene Stacker.

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• Leafcutter ant

• Hormiga cortadora de hojas

Scientific classification

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Euarthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Hymenoptera

Family:Formicidae

Subfamily:Myrmicinae

Tribe:Attini

Genus:Atta

Hormiga Isaú (Atta vollenweideri)?

Rocha, Uruguay

Dark portrait of a Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata, Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Collection specimen (Ecuador, Coca, 2014).

Studio work with a dried specimen (rehydrated and staged). Focus stack of 119 images, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap).

Sony A7RM3 (apsc mode) + Canon MP-E 2.8/65mm at approx. 4x; ISO-50, f/6.3, 0.6sec, -1.7 step, 1 diffused ledlight.

Ant (Formicidae)

Mitutoyo 5x, NA 0.14, Tube lens: 125mm (Raynox)

pano of 2 stacks

Illumination: Oblique and dark field

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)

Superfamily Formicoidea (Ants)

Family Formicidae (Ants)

July 2, 2022; Leon County, Tallahassee, Florida.

Canon M6M2; Tak 105mm relay lens; 5x objective. Zerene Stacker.

220702_Big_Black_Ant_Face

Altiplano Leste - Brasilia, DF, Brazil.

Another small Camponotus worker found in South America.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Hymenoptera

Superfamily: Formicoidea

Family: Formicidae

Subfamily: Formicinae

Tribe: Camponotini

Genus: Camponotus Mayr, 1861

Species: C. rufipes (Fabricius, 1775)

Binomial name: Camponotus rufipes

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Dati Tecnici

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a) Nikon DF + Nikon AF-S Vr Micro 105mm f/2.8G If-Ed + Lente Close-Up Nikon 62mm N° 6T + paraluce;

c) Formato “24:36” – Dimensione Immagine Originale “L-7360x4912 Dpi” – Dimensione Originale File Mb 112 – Qualità “Raw” – Espsizione “SPOT” – I. Dinamico “HIGH” – Spazio Colore “S-RGB” – Stabilizzazione “VR-ON” – Messa a Fuoco “Auto” – Impostazione Iso “1600” – Bilanciamento del Bianco “Auto 1” – Regolazione Immagine Colore “0-0-0-0” – NR su ISO Elevati (Moderata- Bassa);

d) Focale impiegata 105mm Micro-Nikkor;

e) Rapporto di Riproduzione Ingrandimento 0,94/1,00;

f) Esposizione Tempo 1/250s con apertura a f8.0 a Mano Libera;

g) Anche in questa ripresa non sono stati impiegati ne flash ne faretti correttivi solo luce ambiente (cielo limpido ore pomeridiane intorno alle 15/15,30 zona in ombra no luce diretta de sole, temperatura cromatica intorno ai 5900/6200°K) e misurazione esposimetrica di comparazione finale con Gossen Lunalite. Sono state effettuare delle misurazioni selettive Spot con l’esposimetro della macchina portando il cerchio di lettura più piccolo possibile, credo 8mm, ed impiegando una lente macro la Nikon Macro 6T 62mm composta da due lenti Acromatici per rendere lo spot ancora più piccolo ed avvicinarmi maggiormente alla scena, credo sia arrivato al diametro di 4,5mm.

Tutto il lavoro è stato effettuato in set naturale in un giardino nelle campagne di Monreale pianta grassa in un vaso;

h) Lettura Esposimetrica Spot con impostazione a priorità dei diaframmi;

I) Impostazione Asa 1600/Asa;

l) Conversione del File Raw in Tiff con Nikon Capture NX 2;

m) Prima Post-Produzione Corel Photo-Paint X7/64bit e Nikon Capture NX 2;

n) Seconda Post-Produzione con Adobe PhotoshopCC2015;

o) Post-Produzione di completamento con Nikon Capture NX 2.

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Campanula Bianca Selvatica “Campanula trachelium”

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Formica su pianta grassa “Formicidae” …..da Sapere.it

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Formica su pianta grassa “Formicidae” …..da Mirmecologia

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Formica su pianta grassa “Formicidae” …..da wikipendia

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