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While out on another afternoon bushwalk with Cassie the Saturday before last, we came across this huge bull ant scurrying along the ground. While I quickly prepared my Nikon, she kept it occupied before I took a few quick shots - an exercise that works but does tend to piss them off! Bear in mind these ants can be an inch or more in length and you don't want to get on the wrong side of them - check out those razor-sharp jaws! Notice you can even see my reflection on his shiny abdomen...
Taken on 18th March 2006. Nikon Coolpix 4500, no postwork except resizing down from 2272x1704 original.
The little (?!) guy also stars in this collab with Naichan and inspired this painting by crrunchyfrog.
This is at 1024x768 if anyone wants new wallpaper!
Thank you as always for taking a look and for any feedback you might like to give :-)
Comments (22)
erlandpil
Good capture
chips7
Excellent job!
squirrel2005
Eeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkk! I DON'T like this bugs!!!!!!! But your macro shot are great!!!!!:))
Blutak
Fercious looking little beastie isn't he.
gunsan
Nice one Jim, don't mean the ant but your photo :-) I will show my ex this, in 5 days he will fly down to Australia, where his yatch now rests at Bundaberg Port marina. They have been in Sweden for three months, but are sailing around the coasts of Australia now.
inkraven
just runs away crossing myself multiple times
Dendrite
Always had a soft spot for ants, such highly organised and industrious creatures, with an admirable social ethic too! However all my soft spots will remain well covered if ever I meet an ant of these epic proportions! Nice photo Jim, the reflection on the abdomen adds piquancy, Cassies fingertip beneath one leg would have given more of a sense of scale jesting of course!!!
Biffowitz
WOW.....waay cool image.
o0ii
Great image! Wouldnt want to meet him though :)
danob
Rather you than me Jim lol this is the bigger version of the Jack Jumper I assume The only time I went to Oz those things can sting!! More than once too..
Chaos911
wow, what a super super work!!!! excellently done!!! :)
ARTWITHIN
Incredible photography Jim. Even your reflection, wow! I'm afraid I would have run the other way. LOL!
Lledeline
Fantastic macro
jcv2
Ah, the big ants, many species of which several can be rather aggressive yeah! Better take care avoiding them, but usually they can do pretty nice things for nature, cleaning it up in a thorough way! :)
L8RDAZE
Whoa...That is SOME ant! Those pinchers look downright nasty...wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of those!
mysnapz
Cheers Jim, Glad they only come in the one size and we dont get them round here LOL
wingnut55
looks to be quivering with anticipation at the thought of biting you.... :0
zoren
a whole other world, nice shot.
cbender
oops... doesn't look really friendly... great makro :) thanks for sharing jim!
ACS-001
Very nice photo; it'd benefit from an increase in contrast and saturation. I agree with Dendrite, ants are badass little creatures. Kind of cute in an odd way -- ever watched one clean their feelers or wave them around to catch a passing smell? They also get much scarier than the one in the photo.
Synapse
Absolutely! I captured one under a glass and took a little Quicktime movie with my digital camera - it was doing exactly that with its antennae! Poor quality movie but it did its job - ideal for a grungy music video actually :-)
Grea
Great macro! I think you'd enjoy the photos of Busi2ness because he captures cool nature images too.