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An ant


An ant
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Copyright: Livio Soares de Medeiros (livios) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-02-17
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon Powershot Pro1
Exposure: f/4, 1/250 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Ants in Brazil, Ants, Hormigas, Ameisen, Miers, Fourmis, Formiches [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-06-23 6:01
Viewed: 1061
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Here in Brazil, these ants are popularly known as "Quem-Quem" (Acromyrmex spp).

Habitat

Found principally in Latin America and the Caribbean, leafcutter ants inhabit the forest floor and construct an underground web of chambers where they "farm" and harvest their staple food, fungus. They create underground fungus "gardens" by clipping and gathering fresh vegetation and injecting the pieces with a fungal secretion that digests the often poisonous plants into an edible and nutritious mushroom form.

Diet

These ants consume more vegetation than any other animal group. Their own fungal secretion, which they inject into the leaves, can change poisonous plants into a nutritious meal.

Threats

The main natural predator of the leafcutter ants is the armadillo. However, as the leafcutter ants are an integral part of the rainforest eco-system, as the forests disappear, so do the ants.

(Written after Grzegorz's (red45) comment: this ant was something like one centimeter and a half big.)
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ISO: 50
Post process on Photoshop CS2
Sharpness through Intellisharpen II (www.fredmiranda.com).
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Hello Livio,
It is nice you have moved to show us how to capture small ants in nice shots. This ant is a bit different from ones we normally see here in Sri Lanka.
Clear and greatly detailed shot.
TFS

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 883 W: 23 N: 930] (5015)
  • [2005-06-23 6:43]

Bonjour Livio, bravo pour cette belle macro de fourmi qui semble avoir tout dans la tête !!Bon piqué et belles couleurs TFS Didier.

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  • honza Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 542 W: 0 N: 678] (4051)
  • [2005-06-23 7:02]

Nice detail of the ant Livio. Nice composition, sharpness and colors.

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1648 W: 79 N: 1438] (4742)
  • [2005-06-23 7:40]

Good sharp macro Livio! Details are great and the ant is amazing. Well composed also. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

Excellent capture and well done on the composition.
Interesting presentation. TFS.

Mike

Hello Livio!
Very interresting ant.He has big head.Details,colors,lighting and composition are excellent.Thanks for sharing.

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2192 W: 124 N: 2599] (8406)
  • [2005-06-23 14:04]

very nice macro my friend,
I like the shot a lot, it is well composed I think, the colours are nice and the pov is great, fantastic job,
gr. Jaap

Wow, he's a big Ant Livio,
I'm glad we don't get them that size over here. Well composed, good detail and colours.
Thanks fo posting

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  • naki Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 421 W: 27 N: 782] (2694)
  • [2005-06-23 15:24]

Hi Livio, very nice capture of this leaf cutter ant. Good details, lively colours with a good composition.
Great note too.
Well done.

Great capture Livio, nice composition, sharpness and colours in this shot. Fantastic job.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2005-06-24 3:36]

Hello Livio!
Very nice ant capture from you!Lighting,details,framing and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)

Hi Livio, that is a giant ant. Very good shot. Sharpen and colors are very beautiful. Good visual impact. TFS..

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2816 W: 75 N: 7977] (26973)
  • [2005-06-24 4:10]
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Hi Livio!
I'm happy that in Poland we haven't got ants with so big claws ;-) This is probably soldier - look at its heavy armoured head and this jaws! Scary ;-) How big it was?

PT

What a monster ;-)
It looks so different from our ants.
Very nice shot Livio, good POV and composition.
I like the photo very much.
WELL DONE!

Livio, Nice job my friend..Well composed with nice details and colors..Well done & TFS!

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2951 W: 366 N: 3779] (11763)
  • [2005-06-24 10:56]

It's a fearsome looking ant! Nice shot, good composition and good details and colours. Well done.

Great shot Livios.
It' the first time i 've seen this ant!!!
Nice details and colors.
TFS

There are not many ants on the site, perhaps because they are so difficult to catch. This one is nice, sharp, detailed, in a well balanced light. Very good macro, Livio!

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3186] (10922)
  • [2005-06-25 5:52]

Beautiful and interesting composition for this strong Quem-quem ! Good POV, colors, DOF and details ! Thanks for sharing Livio.

Definitivamente nomeado o rei das formigas, ainda que con semellante especimenes, calquera fai bos macros :D
E broma, gostei moito de ver as fotos na tua galeria, as cores que nos ofreces en cada unha delas levanta o animo. Bon trabalho, parabens.

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