Mega Optimist, Try #4 - _TNY_9997
Here's a *very* ambitious red wood ant (Formica rufa) on top of a tansy (Tanacetum vulgare).
She has come across a bee beetle (Trichuis fasciatus), gorging itself on pollen and decided that it was exactly what she needed to bring home to the ant hill that day.
The bee beetle wasn't very impressed though and when the ant bit down on a leg, the beetle began shaking it, giving the ant the full rodeo experience.
Miss Ant didn't give up that easily though. This is from the second of a total of four rides she took at this attraction before calling it quits and finally leaving the beetle alone.
A shot of the first attempt she made can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52263405305/
Second try here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52310245721/
Mega Optimist, Try #4 - _TNY_9997
Here's a *very* ambitious red wood ant (Formica rufa) on top of a tansy (Tanacetum vulgare).
She has come across a bee beetle (Trichuis fasciatus), gorging itself on pollen and decided that it was exactly what she needed to bring home to the ant hill that day.
The bee beetle wasn't very impressed though and when the ant bit down on a leg, the beetle began shaking it, giving the ant the full rodeo experience.
Miss Ant didn't give up that easily though. This is from the second of a total of four rides she took at this attraction before calling it quits and finally leaving the beetle alone.
A shot of the first attempt she made can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52263405305/
Second try here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52310245721/