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An Ant carrying what I believe to be a Pupae. Photographed in Maryland.
A single 3:1 magnification photo. Canon 80D, Canon 65mm MPE macro lens, Canon twin macro flash. Aperture f/11, shutter speed 1/250, ISO 400, flash set 1/32 power.
I borrowed my wifes (Unda J.M) Macro lens for this Ant running along the top of a moss covered wall, carrying what looks like someones old skin?
The Skylarks were having a good feed of ants at Pitstone. Seems their favourite restaurant is still open for business.
I found an ant in the birdbath ... it seemed to be struggling so I helped it out. It seemed to recover OK and retreat to the dryer garden.
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.
Hiking at Keg Knoll late in the day, I found this striking structure--a white donut in the desert.
I did not see ants, but I suspect that this is their work. As they mine beneath the surface, some workers carry the tiny fragments to the surface, forming ant hills.
Professor Peter Robinson used the piles around ant nests in Wyoming to help him find fossils of small mammals. He had discovered that ants bring fossilized rodent teeth to the surface as they mined. Peter and his students would collect these materials, then sift through them under a dissecting scope to look for fossil teeth. A fossil tooth directed them where to dig to find fossils.
These ants have found a white layer below the red layer of sandstone. The setting sun made it very colorful.
/see this ant on a Deco running...
taken @home - Enjoy!
Canon EOS 20D
Tamron 90/2.8 Makro
/edited to taste
I spotted it on a door frame, and then realised IT was watching me with those beady eyes. Always remember, they watch us!
I don't know the species of either of these, but it was fascinating to watch the ants work together to move their victim around. It was too big to go into the hole, and I was curious about where they would take it and what they would do with it, but we had to move on.
Ants designed to carry small pieces of food (snacks), like sherpa ants... I thought it could be fun :-) The official name is "Working Ant Party Pickers"...