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bulldog ant macro
here is a macro of an australian bulldog ant or bullant-the early settlers named them bulldog ants due to their aggression ,toughness and nasty bite.
its not perfect as i was a little hesitant in getting closer so used close up achromats and telephoto-its therefore a crop-I will go back and refine technique in getting closer-the problem is that if you get close to the nest a swarm of soldiers like this one swarm out and attack you-its not the jaws you have to worry about -they use those to hold onto you and then double up and inject you with venom from the abdomen.
the sting is very painful.this is a small one -some are about an inch long and the bigger they are the angrier they get and the worse the sting.
i will endeavour to get closer and get better focus next time but thought you might like to see one close up.
greg
its not perfect as i was a little hesitant in getting closer so used close up achromats and telephoto-its therefore a crop-I will go back and refine technique in getting closer-the problem is that if you get close to the nest a swarm of soldiers like this one swarm out and attack you-its not the jaws you have to worry about -they use those to hold onto you and then double up and inject you with venom from the abdomen.
the sting is very painful.this is a small one -some are about an inch long and the bigger they are the angrier they get and the worse the sting.
i will endeavour to get closer and get better focus next time but thought you might like to see one close up.
greg
Latitude: 37° 52'South
Longitude: 145° 08'East
Canon 20d,EFS-60mm Macro,Canon 85mm/1.8. Pentax Spotmatic SP,Pentax Super Takumars 50/1.4 &135/3.5,Pentax Super-Multi-Coated Takumars 200/4 ,300/4,400/5.6,Sigma 600/8.
Longitude: 145° 08'East
Canon 20d,EFS-60mm Macro,Canon 85mm/1.8. Pentax Spotmatic SP,Pentax Super Takumars 50/1.4 &135/3.5,Pentax Super-Multi-Coated Takumars 200/4 ,300/4,400/5.6,Sigma 600/8.
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