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Aug 13, 2007 04:08 |  #1

I've never noticed the spiky body armour on these ants, but then I've never shot them until now. :wink: This is the only shot I got of him, it certainly tries your patience when they won't stay still.

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Aug 13, 2007 06:20 |  #2

Great shot, this is a strange ant, never seen that.
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Aug 13, 2007 06:34 |  #3

Good capture- that guy is pretty spiky :)
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Aug 13, 2007 14:19 |  #4

devil350 wrote in post #3718295 (external link)
Great shot, this is a strange ant, never seen that.
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Good capture- that guy is pretty spiky :)
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Aug 13, 2007 14:23 |  #5

I bet that would stick in your throat if it went the wrong way. Super shot.


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Aug 13, 2007 15:33 as a reply to  @ skylab's post |  #6

Hiya Greg,

Great shot/capture, your patience was well worth the wait.

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Aug 13, 2007 16:20 as a reply to  @ bandit 1's post |  #7

Well worth waiting for. Lovely capture. Think you should call him Weaver...;)


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Aug 13, 2007 16:23 |  #8

Nice shot. :-)


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Aug 13, 2007 19:52 |  #9
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Hey Greg,

I've seen these both in Sydney, and up here in Ipswich (where they do seem more prevalent). They don't like standing still, so they are hard to get shots of. I nabbed a few quick shots of them a week and a half ago, but didn't consider them good enough to post. I can't remember what their names are though, will have to look it up again for you when I get home. Good shot.

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