Jonathan Ashton
12-28-2012, 06:16 PM
Tripod Canon 50D Canon 180mm macro fill in flash -1.3
Driver or Soldier ants were a fairly common site, frequently seen traversing footpaths, these were in Abuko forest. The big soldier ants on the outer edges have relatively enormous jaws and can inflict a painful and often septic bite.
It wasn't long at all before they began to investigate my tripod legs and they got uncomfortably close to my feet so please excuse the fact that there is no composition or particular close up element to the image, it was a case of just getting an image and recording one of their drives through the forest before they showed too keen an interest in me! Having taken a quick snap I moved back and just watched them, within seconds the ants on the edge nearest to me focused their attention elsewhere. The trail was never ending, after a few minutes I moved on but they were still marching, I have never seen so many in all my life.
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Driver or Soldier ants were a fairly common site, frequently seen traversing footpaths, these were in Abuko forest. The big soldier ants on the outer edges have relatively enormous jaws and can inflict a painful and often septic bite.
It wasn't long at all before they began to investigate my tripod legs and they got uncomfortably close to my feet so please excuse the fact that there is no composition or particular close up element to the image, it was a case of just getting an image and recording one of their drives through the forest before they showed too keen an interest in me! Having taken a quick snap I moved back and just watched them, within seconds the ants on the edge nearest to me focused their attention elsewhere. The trail was never ending, after a few minutes I moved on but they were still marching, I have never seen so many in all my life.
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