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    ant receiving a drop of honeydew from an aphid (photo)

    Hi all,

    My latest blog is about photographing ants...which are everything that a macro photographer looks for: they are small (pretty much a prerequisite for macro), attractive (some of them at least) and best of all, they do interesting things. The photo below is a western thatching ant (Formica obscuripes) receiving a drop of honeydew from an aphid.

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    ant with nectar tight crop filtered by ernie.cooper, on Flickr

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    Re: ant receiving a drop of honeydew from an aphid (photo)

    A super shot, but does it need turning through 90 degrees?

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    Re: ant receiving a drop of honeydew from an aphid (photo)

    Quote Originally Posted by Footski View Post
    A super shot, but does it need turning through 90 degrees?
    Thank you. No, the ant is approaching the aphid from below.

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    Re: ant receiving a drop of honeydew from an aphid (photo)

    I like the topsy-turvy look. It suggests how things really are.

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    Re: ant receiving a drop of honeydew from an aphid (photo)

    Quote Originally Posted by Ecooper View Post
    Thank you. No, the ant is approaching the aphid from below.

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    Suddenly it looks better. Cheers. I really like the shot.

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    Re: ant receiving a drop of honeydew from an aphid (photo)

    Quote Originally Posted by Don Schaeffer View Post
    I like the topsy-turvy look. It suggests how things really are.
    Thank you!

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    Re: ant receiving a drop of honeydew from an aphid (photo)

    Quote Originally Posted by Footski View Post
    Suddenly it looks better. Cheers. I really like the shot.
    Ha! Thanks very much!

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