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Ant
📷 Camera: Nikon D810
🔭Lens: Olympus LmplanFl 20x , Kenko 5 reversed
🔍Magnification: ≈ 20x
EXIF: ISO 64, 3sec,
💻 Processing: Zeren Stacker, PS, Topaz sharpen, Color efex detail extractor
💡 Lighting: 3 ikea Jansjö, DIY foam n paper diffuser'
🚃 Rail : MJKZZ Ultra mini rail
🔢Total images. : 128
👣 Step Size: ≈ 5um
Got to love Nature- nothing is wasted! Watched these little ants moving the back end of an earwig. I have no idea what they will do with it though anyone else know?
01) Subject: Ant
02) Camera: Nikon D810
03) Lens: Olympus Lomo 3,7 , Kenko 5 reversed
04) Magnification: ≈ 3,7
05) EXIF: ISO 64, 3sec,
06) Processing: Zeren Stacker, PS
07) Lighting: 4 ikea Jansjö, DIY foam n paper diffuser
08) Rail : MJKZZ Ultra mini rail
09) Total images. : 118
10) Step Size: 27um
11) General :
My glads have all been knocked down by the wind and rains we've had. But the ants are happy! This one is my favorite color, pink and yellow.
Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves, engage in child labour, exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television.
-Lewis Thomas-
(This is a very cropped photo, not a macro...best in Large)
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"Come on, we have to carry a huge cracker in the hole!", said the working ant.
"No way! The cicada is waiting for me on the tree with his guitar. He wrote a new song for the summer! The lyrics are awesome! Listen:
Summer smiles in the sun
....
....
"Oh! I forgot them!"
Dear Flickr friends, can you help me with the lyrics, please?
The Sooty Ant-Tanager (Habia gutturalis), photographed at The Lost City of Falan in Tolima, Colombia, presents a striking visual with its black plumage and vivid red crown and throat. Endemic to Colombia, this bird is a unique subject, often found in the understory of humid forests. Capturing this image at an elevation of 736 meters amidst dense foliage and low light conditions was challenging. The bird's perch on a branch against a lush green background creates a stunning contrast, with the soft, natural light highlighting its intricate feather details.
From a technical perspective, I used a shutter speed of 1/45 and an ISO of 3200 to manage the low light conditions. The f/16 aperture was necessary due to the use of an 800mm lens and a 1.4x extender, requiring precise focus and stability. This combination brought out the Sooty Ant-Tanager's distinctive coloration and elusive nature, making this photograph a testament to the meticulous effort required in wildlife photography. This image reflects my dedication to capturing and conserving the natural beauty of Colombia's biodiversity.
©2022 Adam Rainoff Photographer
the ants swarm over piece of bread,
their aim is clear,
existence as sole interest.
philosophy is left to those
able to shoot
the essence to peaces.
(Drager, May 11th, 2019)
This is not an ant - actually this is a female wasp, family of mutillidae. Could be long up to 2 cm.
Their common name velvet ant refers to their resemblance to an ant, and their dense pile of hair, which most often is bright scarlet or orange, but may also be black, white, silver, or gold. Their bright colors serve as aposematic signals. They are known for their extremely painful stings.
Columbia, South Carolina. USA
Taken on a hot June afternoon when aphids were in abundance on some kind of wild vine that seems to grow everywhere in Massachusetts. I'm pretty sure it's some kind of invasive species... grows like Kudzu. Several varieties of ants were tending the aphids, doing their usual antennae tapping to persuade the aphids to dispense droplets of honeydew. Some ants would pass a droplet to another, maybe "teaching" less experience younger ants what the process was all about.
Taken while experimenting with a pair of objectives that had recently been scavenged from two damaged lenses, a 90-230mm Soligor, and a 80-200 Nikon. The Soligor objective was mounted reversed on a Nikon 105mm f/2.5 AI-S lens, with the Nikon 80-200mm reverse mounted on the Soligor. Lighting provided by a small speelight flashed through a diffuser made from the bowl that comes in a frozen dinner.
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I am not averse to photographing interesting insect experiences, and this was one for the books. Walking across a grassy field, I came across a small - one metre square - movement of ants. There were thousands in a very small space. I have read a lot of material about what might have led to this, but nothing that gives me certainty. The best explanation is that a queen was moving, and the cluster was a consequence of protecting/preparing for the move.
It was an amazing sight, and the image doesn’t do enough to capture the experience of thousands of small creatures struggling to accomplish some task that is utterly opaque to human observers.
A tough looking ant that I photographed at Lake Waterford Park in Maryland. It definitely stood it's ground with me. Which allowed me to get some great photos.
Northern Flickers, fairly common woodpeckers in Michigan, don't often sit still for a photo-op. They are unusual among woodpeckers because they are often seen on the ground eating ants or beetles This Flicker was observed unearthing an ant "hill" at Lake St. Clair Metropark, Michigan. Her bill is coated with the soft black soil from her probing of the anthill.
A male Northern Flicker would have a black "moustache", which is lacking in the pictured bird.