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A spiky, tasty treat

February 7, 2009 by myrmecos

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Formica francoeuri tending larvae of the copper butterfly, Lycaena xanthoides. Southern California

photo details: Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens on a Canon EOS 20D
ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/13, flash diffused through tracing paper

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Posted in Ants | Tagged Ants, caterpillar, ecology, Insects, Lepidoptera | 2 Comments

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  1. on February 7, 2009 at 3:10 pm Huckleberry Days

    Speaking of tasty, what about chocolate covered ants: which ants are used?


  2. on February 8, 2009 at 9:06 am Chocolate-Covered Ants « Myrmecos Blog

    […] the comments, blogger Huckleberry Days asks: Speaking of tasty, what about chocolate covered ants: which ants […]



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