Ant portrait (live)

acerola · Post by **acerola** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:26 pm

I photographed today. I did not found many subject, but there was ants. This is a black carpenter ant Camponotus vagus.

Canon 20D + 100mm macro + 55mm reversed

Edited: uploaded a lighter photo

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:38 am

A wonderful photo acerola. Do you know if it has something in it`s mouth?
Are the orange disc shaped items a lichen of some sort on the rock? Really great for a live ant.

acerola · Post by **acerola** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:43 pm

They are lichens. There is nothing in its mouth its just the inside of its mandibles. I upload another picture. It's a little different.
Thanks.