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May 30, 2012 16:35 |  #1

A big black ant and a weevil on a sunflower. Still testing/tweaking my diy flash diffuser..I think it's doing a good job...I've just got some more tweaking to do.

I think....carpenter ant...???

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May 30, 2012 18:17 |  #2

both these are very good, love the color/contrast/detail in them




  
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May 30, 2012 23:31 |  #3

Yes it's a carpenter ant, but not the worst type (just a worker I think).
Perhaps I should share this information.
I photographed a gigantic one with wings plugged 2 weeks ago (attached) and compulsively checking ID from the web, it was a female looking for a good nest location, and can stay for 15-20 years.
Hope you don't see one of these!
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May 31, 2012 01:04 |  #4

Lovely captures
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May 31, 2012 05:29 |  #5

Looks good to me - lovely shots too.

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Jun 01, 2012 15:17 |  #6

First, lovely captures. The ant shows the flash diffusion is working well.

If the ant was singing "Goodbye to love" then it may be a carpenter ant...

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