[Leica] [OM] IMG: Ants on a Leaf

[Steve Barbour]

> On Jan 16, 2017, at 10:11 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrotExamining the feedback from my ant posting, I decided I needed better
> ant photos, but did not want to get too up close and personal with
> them.  I first tried a closeup AF lens, but didn't like the results.  I
> then pulled out my Pentax 135 MF lens and got results that I could
> enlarge.  While colors are unreliable in the sun, and the objects are
> small, the shapes and sizes convince me that these are, indeed, fire ants.


why?


> 
> There is a U-Tube video online that shows what happens when one sticks a
> shovel into a fire ant mound.  These behave exactly the same to much
> smaller intrusions.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ants+on+a+Leaf.jpg.html
> 
> I appreciate all comments.
> 
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> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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