Red ants

Lord Vetinari

Some shots of the small red ants Myrmica sp in the garden.
Brian v.

Red ants feeding on sap leakage on cornflower bud





Crop from above shot - original at 4:1



MMM crunchy woodlouse for tea

Paul Iddon

They are stunning Brian.

Paul.

mrnickon

Wow, these are very nice!! Especially the last one with the springtail. Definitely not herbivores! I love the muted lighting you use that allows for detail by minimizing reflection.

Lord Vetinari

Thanks Paul and Nick for the comments

Nick - the light is just diffused flash
Brian V.

jax

very nice!! The woodlouse seems to be a Platyarthrus hoffmannseggi which lives among the ants and supposedly cleans nests from organic waste. The ants do not eat them..

Lord Vetinari

jax wrote:

very nice!! The woodlouse seems to be a Platyarthrus hoffmannseggi which lives among the ants and supposedly cleans nests from organic waste. The ants do not eat them..

Thanks for the comment and info Jax. Can only say that the woodlouse looked very dead.
Brian v.

jax

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Can only say that the woodlouse looked very dead.
Brian v.

Then maybe they removed it. Severe case of negligence.

Khristen

Good shots!

When ants look like this they are almost cute. Until they crawl out of the crevices in your closest and you don't realize it until you put a pair of brown pants on and they eat your skin UP!!!!!!

True story- I hate them.

But good hots none the less

Lord Vetinari

Khristen wrote:

Good shots!

When ants look like this they are almost cute. Until they crawl out of the crevices in your closest and you don't realize it until you put a pair of brown pants on and they eat your skin UP!!!!!!

True story- I hate them.

But good hots none the less

Thanks for the comments Khrisren

They are fascinating to watch in the garden but wouldn't want them in house
Brian V.

GOLDENORFE

love the last shot Brian
are they more reflective than the blacks?
phil

Lord Vetinari

GOLDENORFE wrote:

love the last shot Brian
are they more reflective than the blacks?
phil

Thanks Phil,
Yes they do seem more reflective and they have a much more textured surface on most of the body than the common black ants
Brian v.