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Formica rufa


Formica rufa
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Copyright: Marx Kol (Marx44) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 54 W: 71 N: 260] (1630)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-04
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D, Canon EF 100 mm F2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: f/8, 1/100 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-06 23:23
Viewed: 268
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Formica rufa, also known as the southern wood ant or horse ant, is a boreal member of the Formica rufa group of ants, commonly found in both coniferous and broad leaf broken woodland and parkland. They are the largest native ant species of the Poland, workers can measure from 8-10 mm in length. They have large mandibles and like many other higher ant species are able to dispense formic acid from their abdomens as a defence. Formic acid has been collected from a large number of formica rufus ant being crushed up and distilled by John Ray, an English naturalist, in 1671.
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Such a beatutiful portrait of an ant. Very good composition and color, also perfect choice of crop.
Thanks for showing this great work,
Werner

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 110 W: 60 N: 217] (1873)
  • [2008-06-07 4:17]

Witaj,
Nastepna mrowa swietna tylko taka kompozycja moim skromnym zdaniem psuje efekt.
Pozdrawiam, Pawel

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