Ants on Foeniculum flower buds

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Ants on Foeniculum flower buds

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Is it Messor? Who is an expert for ants? Gordon? :D
Here is link of my tiny wasp so you can compare how tiny she really was. You can use flower bud to compare sizes of ants and wasp.

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Camera model Olympus SP-320
Date/time 20.08.2006/10:23:21
Exposure time 1/320 s
F-number f/2.8
ISO 64
Focal length 8 mm

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Camera model Olympus SP-320
Date/time 20.08.2006/10:23:51
Exposure time 1/500 s
F-number f/2.8
ISO 64
Focal length 8 mm
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Post by beetleman »

Very nice ant shots Nikola. You got the focus right where it belongs. Rik Littlefield got me into using my ruler more often. If I cant`t get a shot with the ruler, I just measure the subject and and write it down on a piece of paper and put the scale in the picture afterwards :wink: It almost looks like there are three different size ants in the first picture :-k
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Post by Gordon C. Snelling »

Nice shots. No they are not Messor but I am not sure just what they are. They belong to a different subfamily though that much I can tell you. They have a rather Camponotus look though, Do you have a good side view of any of them?

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Post by MacroLuv »

You are right Doug. It's not matter of angle, perspective or subject distance. The middle one was significantly smaller.
Thanks Gordon. Will search within my archives. I have not much ants photographs because they are beyond my macro equipment capabilities.
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Post by Gordon C. Snelling »

I totally understand about the macro limits I am in the same boat. After looking at the shape of the "thorax' I am on the fence as to the Ident. It may belong to the family Dolichoderinae. either way though good stuff.

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Post by Cyclops »

Really nice shots Nikola, I like the soft focus fall of on the flowers, looks much better than if it was all in focus.
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Post by MacroLuv »

Gordon C. Snelling wrote:... Do you have a good side view of any of them?
I found this side view but it's a little bit fuzzy. :?
Too long exposure time, maybe.

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Camera model Olympus SP-320
Date/time 23.06.2006/10:00:47
Exposure time 1/80 s
F-number f/5.6
ISO 64
Focal length 8 mm
The meaning of beauty is in sharing with others.

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Post by Gordon C. Snelling »

Sorry for the delay in getting back to this post. The new image actually looks like something belonging to a totally different subfamily and appears to be a Messor. Ahh the joy of photographing insects.

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Post by MacroLuv »

I've assumed it's not from the same family although they all appear very alike to me. :?
The meaning of beauty is in sharing with others.

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Noticing of my "a" and "the" and other grammar
errors are welcome. :D

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