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

[Ecooper]

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.

Cheers,
EC

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

[Footski]

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

[Ecooper]

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

Thank you. No, the ant is approaching the aphid from below.

Cheers,
EC
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[Don Schaeffer]

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

[Footski]

Thank you. No, the ant is approaching the aphid from below.

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

[Ecooper]

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

Thank you!

Cheers,
EC
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[Ecooper]

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

Ha! Thanks very much!

EC
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