Ant cleaning his leg

Jody Melanson · Post by **Jody Melanson** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:12 am

Canon EOS 1D Mark II N + 150/2.8 + 3 Tubes + 50/1.8 Reversed
1/250s f/22.0 at 150.0mm iso100 with Flash
Handheld.

Got this little feller as he was cleaning his leg.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:16 am

Wonder how he cleans between his toes? Sure makes me appreciative of wash cloths. Nice photograph Jody!

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:21 am

That is a remarkable photo Jody. I love the grooves on its head. Just think of all the people in the world that are missing out on the little details of nature

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Wim van Egmond · Post by **Wim van Egmond** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:19 am

Beautiful!!!! I have made microscopic slides of ants and the have a comb on their front legs to clean their antennae. Might be something for a macro shot!

Wim

Mike B in OKlahoma · Post by **Mike B in OKlahoma** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:06 pm

Jody, very impressive shot, perfectly done.

Gordon C. Snelling · Post by **Gordon C. Snelling** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:45 pm

Very nice. The ant is probably a Myrmica species.

dave taylor · Post by **dave taylor** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:07 am

beetleman wrote:That is a remarkable photo Jody. I love the grooves on its head. Just think of all the people in the world that are missing out on the little details of nature .

how true beetleman how true

salden · Post by **salden** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:44 am

Love those details in this. I take macro for my photography classes and I had two students email me. One nows has a better appreciation for the small things in life and the other wants to get a macro lens