Wednesday 29 June 2011

Some Ants

Black wood ant, Formica fusca, on an oak leaf.  Hayes Common, 18 May 2011.  Taken with a Canon EOS 450D and EF 100mm macro lens with ring flash.
Black wood ant, Formica fusca, on an oak leaf.  Hayes Common, 18 May 2011.
These are some ants that I photographed last month. I was interested to see that the red ant at the bottom seemed to be built differently to the other two types, with an extra segment in its thorax. Although it's supposed to be a garden ant, like the one in the middle picture, this one was in a clearing in the woods.

Black garden ant, Lasius niger, in the back garden of my house in Hayes. 12 May 2011. Taken with a Canon EOS 450D and EF 100mm macro lens with ring flash.
Black garden ant, Lasius niger, in the back garden of my house in Hayes. 12 May 2011.

Red ant, Myrmica species, in a clearing in the woods of Hayes Common.  18 May 2011.  Taken with a Canon EOS 450D and EF 100mm macro lens with ring flash.
Red ant, Myrmica species, in a clearing in the woods of Hayes Common. 18 May 2011.

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