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Ant photography thread

Started By Billy , Sep 9 2015 7:47 AM

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#361 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted June 11 2020 - 1:23 PM

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C. americanus worker foraging nectar. 
 

Now that is a picture i could use for AntsDakota, an ant website. Would that be fine, ConcordAntman? we will put your formiculture name as an image credit.


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#362 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted June 11 2020 - 1:25 PM

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In fact, would it be fine if i used some of your other photos on this chat?


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Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

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#363 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 11 2020 - 3:11 PM

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C. americanus worker foraging nectar.

Wow
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#364 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted June 11 2020 - 3:40 PM

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In fact, would it be fine if i used some of your other photos on this chat?

Sure. I’m honored!


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#365 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted June 11 2020 - 5:30 PM

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C. americanus worker foraging nectar.

What did you use for this............

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

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Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

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Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#366 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted June 11 2020 - 6:52 PM

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Nikon D500 with a 105 mm macro lens. 


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#367 Offline Thunder_Birds - Posted June 11 2020 - 6:58 PM

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That must be a good camera, because you have posted some very high quality pictures.


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#368 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted June 11 2020 - 7:10 PM

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Thanks! I’ve been interested in ants since I was a kid. Over the past 3 years I’ve been getting back into photography. Kinda nice that two of my hobbies mesh. 


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#369 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 12 2020 - 6:10 AM

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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#370 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted June 13 2020 - 5:20 AM

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C. americanus tendin’ the herd. 
 

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#371 Offline Froggy - Posted June 13 2020 - 10:09 AM

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Two Novomessor Cockerelli fighting

 

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#372 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted June 13 2020 - 9:34 PM

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Two Novomessor Cockerelli fighting

Great shot! Could you pass on the info on the shot? F-stop, ISO, shutter speed, flash? Thanks!


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#373 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted June 13 2020 - 9:40 PM

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C. pennsylvanicus found the C. americanus’ herd. Dern them cattle rustlin’ ants!

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#374 Offline Froggy - Posted June 15 2020 - 8:23 AM

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Two Novomessor Cockerelli fighting

Great shot! Could you pass on the info on the shot? F-stop, ISO, shutter speed, flash? Thanks!

 

Whoops I forgot lol, sorry I didn't see this sooner, I'm new to photography so most of the settings where manual but the F-stop was 5.6, ISO was 100, shutter speed was 1/60 and flash was 0, I was using a Sony A6000 with the lens it came with and a screw on macro lens

 

Camera: Amazon.com : Sony Alpha a6000 Mirrorless Digital Camera 24.3MP SLR Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD (Black) w/16-50mm Power Zoom Lens : Camera & Photo

Screw on lens: Vivitar 40.5mm 0.43x Wide Angle Attachment Lens VIV-40.5W B&H (I just used the macro part of the wide angle lens)


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#375 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted June 18 2020 - 7:11 PM

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The C. pennsylvanicus in my yard found another herd of aphids!

 
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#376 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted June 18 2020 - 7:16 PM

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Don’t you just hate it when people call aphids pests........
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#377 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted June 18 2020 - 7:29 PM

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How about that! Without them what would these Camponotus sp. and little Ladybugs do?!?😆


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#378 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 19 2020 - 2:37 AM

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Wow. What plant are those aphids on?
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#379 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted June 19 2020 - 2:52 AM

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I don’t know. I’ll try to look it up. 


#380 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 19 2020 - 4:07 AM

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Guessing some kind of non-native sow thistle. Closer pictures of the leaves and flowers would help.


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