Natural Bridge (Ant)

Sharks · Post by **Sharks** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 12:34 pm

Natural Bridge (Ant) by Can Tunçer, on Flickr

A natural bridge connecting the front and back of an ant.

Camera: Canon 6D
Lens: Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 5x
Magnification: 5x
Light: 2 Ikea Jansö
Focus Stack: 96 Shots
Automated Rail: WeMacro (50 um)
Tabletop Setup: flic.kr/s/aHskRJsutG

Beatsy · Post by **Beatsy** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:36 pm

Amazing and lovely shot. It just doesn't look mechanically feasible. Imagine an engineer turning up with a design like that...

ChrisR · Post by **ChrisR** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 3:32 pm

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KH1xn0a0lHI/hqdefault.jpg

Sharks · Post by **Sharks** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:16 am

Thanks

By the way, I learned that body part is called "Petiol".

abpho · Post by **abpho** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 12:12 pm

ChrisR wrote:https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KH1xn0a0lHI/hqdefault.jpg

That's not fair. Unlike the trailer hitch, the petiol has to support the entire weight of the load being carrier around.

I think the ant trumps the trailer hitch.

Olympusman · Post by **Olympusman** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 12:28 pm

That is one hell of a shot.

Mike

mortenoen · Post by **mortenoen** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 8:57 pm

What a great shot! Splendid idea! How on earth does an ant stay in one piece?

Sharks · Post by **Sharks** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 11:45 am

Thanks

Coops · Post by **Coops** » Wed Apr 05, 2017 5:34 pm

Great shot, very nice!

Regarding the support of the abdomen - size matters! The universe will look quite different for an ant:

WENT, F. (1968). THE SIZE OF MAN. American Scientist, 56(4), 400-413
https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/27828330.pdf

Not sure if it is free

Sharks · Post by **Sharks** » Sat Apr 15, 2017 12:46 pm

Thanks