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Ant photography thread

Started By Billy , Sep 9 2015 7:47 AM

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#421 Offline ponerinecat - Posted July 10 2020 - 3:33 PM

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Damn, I really need to go find a colony someday. Only ever seen 2 workers and a nest under pavement.


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#422 Offline Froggy - Posted July 11 2020 - 9:18 AM

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Damn, I really need to go find a colony someday. Only ever seen 2 workers and a nest under pavement.

Yeah, I haven't found their nest entrance yet, but I'm thinking they are living under the large flat rock I always see them on


#423 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 11 2020 - 9:20 AM

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Cyphomyrmex have to be my favorite looking fungus growers. They just look so interesting to me.


Atta and Acromyrmex for me, but I agree with you on the interesting part.
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My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#424 Offline Froggy - Posted July 27 2020 - 1:38 PM

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A Camponotus sayi queen

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#425 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 28 2020 - 10:43 AM

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Some Tapinoma sessile gathering nectar in a trumpet creeper blossom:

 


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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.

#426 Offline ponerinecat - Posted August 3 2020 - 10:39 AM

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Hypoponera punctatissima

 

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Pheidole mating

 

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Notice how the males genitalia are still attached.


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#427 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted August 3 2020 - 12:16 PM

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Notice how the males genitalia are still attached.

:whistle:  :whistle:  :whistle:  :/

 

That queen and male are gonna be prosecuted for indecent exposure.  :lol:


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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

#428 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 3 2020 - 12:41 PM

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

#429 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 3 2020 - 1:23 PM

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I feel so bad for that male...


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#430 Offline ponerinecat - Posted August 3 2020 - 1:27 PM

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Most myrmicines do this tmk.


#431 Offline madbiologist - Posted August 20 2020 - 6:41 AM

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Camponotus novaeborascensis

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Lasius aphidicola

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#432 Offline Froggy - Posted August 20 2020 - 10:07 AM

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Acromyrmex versicolor worker carrying dirt:
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Pogonomyrmex sp. worker digging out the nest after a heavy rain

 

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#433 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted August 25 2020 - 4:11 AM

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Froggy, great shots! What lens are you using?


#434 Offline Froggy - Posted September 18 2020 - 12:22 PM

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Froggy, great shots! What lens are you using?

hey sorry I didn't see this lol, I use this lens: https://venuslens.ne...ltra-macro-apo/


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#435 Offline Barristan - Posted September 19 2020 - 2:25 AM

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Feeding my Camponotus vagus garden colony with sugar water:

 

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This will help them coming through hibernation.


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Ant Mating chart, YouTube-Channel, Blog (German)

 

 

#436 Offline AnthonyP163 - Posted September 19 2020 - 12:43 PM

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A Brachymyrmex depilis queen from flights recently. 


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#437 Offline Barristan - Posted September 20 2020 - 12:28 PM

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Camponotus vagus eating sugar water out of halved apple:

 

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Ant Mating chart, YouTube-Channel, Blog (German)

 

 

#438 Offline Froggy - Posted September 20 2020 - 2:06 PM

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I made a simple flash diffuser and my pictures are a little better now, flash diffusers help catch so much more detail

 

A Camponotus worker drinking water off of a brick

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A Novomessor cockerelli worker carrying a termite back to the nest, with a bit of difficulty as the termite is biting its antennae

 

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#439 Offline Barristan - Posted September 21 2020 - 12:45 AM

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Great pictures, yes light is the most important thing and diffusing harsh light makes pictures look more natural especially with flash, but also during heavy sunlight. The one I currently use is a little bit small, if I used a bigger one it'd be even better.


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Ant Mating chart, YouTube-Channel, Blog (German)

 

 

#440 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted October 4 2020 - 12:35 PM

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 Prenolepis imparis feeding on a half eaten apple. Found them feeding on it while hiking. It was a very large colony from what I could tell. There were many more workers foraging.IMG_1137.JPG


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