This shot wasn't too difficult. The ant was following my finger about menacingly, as seen here, so I only needed to lift my hand just above the viewing frame to get her to pose.
More like this
My apologies for the lack of posts. Life and work are conspiring this week to make blogging difficult. In the meantime, here's what's new in ants on the internet:
by Lindsay Wheeler
A former Department of Labor career employee who is expert in administrative law offers three simple steps for the Obama Administration to revitalize the federal rulemaking system. Pete Galvin's open letter to President-elect Obama provides thoughtful insight and recommendation
Yesterdayâs Boston Globe features an interesting article on the vastly different fees that different Massachusetts hospitals charge to insurance companies.
Awww geez, adorable! I mean, er, aaaugh, I'm terrified, save me from this ferocious formicid.
Have you ever photographed live pseudoscorpions? I feel the body size/menace ratio is about the same as shown here.
No matter the difficulty, it is a wonderful POV and the result is stunning!
http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/7342 for my caption, doctoring, and a poll based on this awesome photograph. :)
What the name of this sp? the body looks like Tetraponera rufonigra.
This is Harpegnathos saltator, an Indian species in the ponerinae.