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I Am Ant, Hear Me Roar

August 12, 2008 by myrmecos

This shot wasn’t too difficult. The ant was following my finger about menacingly, as seen here, so I only needed to lift my hand just above the viewing frame to get her to pose.

Posted in Ants, Insect Links, Photography Links | Tagged Harpegnathos, Nature | 5 Comments

5 Responses

on August 12, 2008 at 4:37 pm Ainsley S

Awww geez, adorable! I mean, er, aaaugh, I’m terrified, save me from this ferocious formicid.
Have you ever photographed live pseudoscorpions? I feel the body size/menace ratio is about the same as shown here.
on August 14, 2008 at 3:46 pm eric

No matter the difficulty, it is a wonderful POV and the result is stunning!
on August 16, 2008 at 5:14 pm Ant

http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/7342 for my caption, doctoring, and a poll based on this awesome photograph. 🙂
on August 19, 2008 at 1:21 am Cathy

What the name of this sp? the body looks like Tetraponera rufonigra.
on August 23, 2008 at 10:48 am myrmecos

This is Harpegnathos saltator, an Indian species in the ponerinae.