The Small But Mighty Fire Ant by CavalierLady
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You know how when you run over an ant mound, there is a sudden flurry of intense activity with the ants (a) trying to find you, the intruder and sting the daylights out of you, and (b) trying to recover all their larvae and pupae and take them underground to safety? Well, this mound is missing at least one pupae. Anyone who has ever been bitten by a fire ant will know why I call them mighty. At only 1/8 to 1/4 inch long, their stings pack quite a whollop and leave a red blistered sore that takes a week to go away, two weeks if you can't resist scratching. Thanks for looking and thank you very kindly for your recent comments.
Comments (44)
Alex_Antonov
Marvelous work!5!
Richardphotos
the ant larvae looks like rice to me.I love rice and hate fire ants.when I lived in Houston in between being a safe technician and locksmith, I some how got corralled into servicing some car washes.one way out in the middle of no where had an infestation of fire ants that would not quit. the relays would last maybe 2 weeks until the ants short circuited them. exceptional focus and clarity Maria
Cytisus
Wouldn't want to meet the parents Superb shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
artaddict2
Incredible detail, great contrast of the white against the green background of the leaf, nice macro!
DennisReed
Ghostly looking! Cool!
MrsLubner
This is what I stepped into in Austin taking the picture of the blue bonnets. It was 10 days before the blisters broke and the scabs fell off. I always watched for fire ants when I lived in Texas. I am so glad I live out here where there aren't any - for the time being. Great shot of this grizzly child.
junge1
A very interesting shot and more interesting information. I had the pleasure (?) to have an encounter with these little devils and I won't forget it!
kgb224
Excellent capture.
ledwolorz
Wonderful macro.
deweygg
Powerful they are! Thanks for sharing!
RodolfoCiminelli
A impressive macrophoto, have a fantastic detail......!!!!
danob
We are fortunate not to have these here.. He looks rather fragile here.. Great Macro Maria
MaraP
Excellent macro!!
D.C.Monteny
Poor ant puppy..... even with their strong sting, look at him, so helpless and alone in this world....