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Formica rufa


Formica rufa
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Copyright: Anne Gattlen (anel) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1168 W: 0 N: 1959] (8315)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-19
Categories: Insects
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/1600 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-25 4:57
Viewed: 412
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
ANTS (Formicidae, Latreille, 1802)

Together with wasps and bees they belong to the order Hymenoptera.
They are social insects and live in anthills. They are organized in tribes, which include a Queen, worker ants, soldiers ants and "lazy" males.
When the males become mature, they develop wings. It's why we can see many of these winged ants at the end of spring and the beginning of summer.Their function is only reproductive.
The worker-ants, which are females that cannot lay eggs, because their reproductive organs are not well developed, care for the eggs and the larvae.

Here we have probably a male Formica rufa , resting on a daisy.
In Europe we can find ca 180 different species of ants
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I have seen these winged ants in my native place in the Himalays too, Anne.
The image of this male ant resting on a daisy is well captured and artistically composed.
The details and colours too are fabulous.
TFS and regards.
Ram

Hello Anne!
What an unusual picture of Formica rufa, typical species for forests and woods. I like this presentation as a documentary picture :)
Best regards,
Radomir

Hello Anne,
Very beautiful shot of male ant resting on daisy with great details,superb exposure and nice composition with great sharpness and BG,
TFS

Hi Anne, wonderful composition with splendid ant and lovely daisy with great sharpness and fine details, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1032 W: 26 N: 2994] (10800)
  • [2008-06-25 6:15]

Hi Anne,
a great shot of this large Ant, something i shot recently myself. You have an excellent DOF here and an very exposure too. I don;t think we've had 'flying ant day' here yet..
tfs
Paul

Living in anthills strikes me. We have certain insects which are not ants and live in such hills but none such as this. Well seen on the white flower Anne. A very nice early on summer image with a combination of focal points. A nice dark background to help bring the subjects out well..
Bob

Bonjour Anne,

Très belle image de cette fourmi volante au centre de la paquerette. Excellente netteté. L'exposition est parfaite. Superbes couleurs.
Bonne soirée,
Mariki

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 353 W: 3 N: 376] (1127)
  • [2008-06-25 9:59]

Hi Anne,
Lovely close up.I liked POV,lighting,BG,details,composition and visual impact are excellent.
Thanks for posting.

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  • meyerd Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 386 W: 63 N: 1139] (3493)
  • [2008-06-25 11:32]

Aha Anne,

dank Deiner Einladung kommt mir Blume und Vieh in Deinem Bild bekannt vor. Du hast das Weiss der Margerite auch ohne die Zauberkunstücke mit PS perfekt hingekriegt. Gute Komposition wie immer, ich weiss jetzt auch wie Du es machst, mit Geduld und Auge. Ich hoffe auf weitere Bilder vom Treffen.
Herzlich grüsst
Dieter

Nitidez, profundidad y naturalidad en la toma.
Abrazo.

Lo siento, hoy no puedo comentar más (sorry)

Splendida macro, bellissima composizione, ottima nitidezza, perfetta esposizione per ottenere dei m agnifici colori saturi. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

Bonjour Anne,
Bien vu cette fourmi volante, belle netteté et bonnes couleurs, la fleur se détache bien du BG.
Merci
amicalement
Jean-Michel

Anel
Excellent photo!! Have a great week-end
Btsie

Hola Anne, una toma con buen color y texturas en el flor, creo que le falta un poco de luz(la que dejen los buenos tonos blancos que tiene sin sobreexponerla). Un saludo

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  • yasin Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 31 W: 1 N: 43] (129)
  • [2008-06-26 1:14]

When the males become mature, they develop wings, and join the air force....:)) Superb sharpness showing fine details.
Beautiful colors, Anne. TFS!
Best regards
Bima

Bonjour Anne
Une excellente photo en macro,les couleurs sont justes et parfaitements exposées. Félicitations pour la belle composition.

Merci et bravo...JP

Hi Anne,a great quality pic,not easy to take so perfectly in a white and yellow ground,excellent work,thanks for share and for the very interesting note,cheers,Luciano

Very attractive shot. Absolute fabulous picture. Wonderful composition, beautiful POV.
Best wishes,
Achim

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  • clnaef Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 762 W: 58 N: 630] (6456)
  • [2008-06-26 22:36]

Bonjour,
Bel écrin pour ce charmant insecte.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

Liebe Anne,
ein poetisches, lichtdurchflutetes Fenster in die lebendige Welt einer Schweizer Bergwiese. Berührend, wie sich die Blütenblätter der Margerite wie eine schützende Hand um das zarte geflügelte Wesen schließen. Auch arbeitsame Ameisen, Inbegriff techno-animalischer Roboter, kennen offenbar die Sommerfrische und zeigen sich ganz individuell von einer romantischen Seite.
Mit Dank und herzlichen Grüßen,
Peter

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