Two Ants on a Date
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Two Ants on a Date
I do believe this is the ant version of a dinner date. If I am correct, the female will take "food" from the male ant when she is being courted
Canon D60
Canon 100mm Macro 2.8
Canon 550EX Flash @ + 1.0 compensation
ISO 100
Shutter Speed 1/45
Aperture 8.0
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I love behavior shots, and I love ant shots!
I think the butts on this one are in great focus, but the heads unfortunately are a little out of the sharp DOF.
I think the butts on this one are in great focus, but the heads unfortunately are a little out of the sharp DOF.
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I know the feeling, poor little guy.She kind of "ate and ran", did not hang around for conversation or anything else for that matter.
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I think this could be a lesbian diner 'n dump, considering that there are only female workers in an ant colony. Males are only born just before mating season, and die after they have mated. Also, male ants allmost always have wings, because of the in-flight mating ritual.
This is a grat shot though, it a better version of the one I made when I first started here.
This is a grat shot though, it a better version of the one I made when I first started here.
Dragonflies can mate for up to 6 hours, yes that's right 6 whole hours and...and...make a 90 degree turn at 45 mph while mating Ant that sum thin' Shoot I can't run down to the end of the driveway and back without at least a nap.
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Kenneth Ramos
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Reposts of my images within the galleries are welcome, as are constructive critical critiques.
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Reposts of my images within the galleries are welcome, as are constructive critical critiques.