fire ants by danapommet
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While walking with my granddaughter, we disturbed a nest of Florida�s famous fire ants. Fire ants are a variety of stinging ants with over 280 species worldwide. They have several common names including ginger ants and tropical fire ants. They do swarm and bite to defend their nest. ZOOM is a must.
Some information from Wikipedia. Photo taken March 20th in Oviedo, Florida.
Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous comments and favs.
Dana
Comments (19)
Faemike55
Wonderful shot and this is as close as I want to get to them, thankyewverymuch!
thevolunteer
No thank you. I didn't know my father had them in his yard in Florida. I got stung on my thumb. Boy, did it ever swell up and hurt. Nice capture non the less. Aloha
mgtcs
Wonderful shot, excellent photo as usual, great information Dana, very well done!
whaleman
They're moving a couple of eggs (pupae?) as well I see. Funny how something so small can be so alarming!
prutzworks
hope they didn't bite you
DAVER2112
Yeah, They bite like crazy. Cool image. Zoom is a must.
MrsRatbag
Oh yes, I remember these...great shot!
bmac62
I recall running into these little devils in a mangrove swamp in Vietnam. Believe me we didn't stick around and put as much distance between them and us as we could as fast as possible:) Glad you waited around to take a picture of 'em!!!
kbrog
These guys can be a real pain! I don't know to many people that like them. ;) Excellent capture!
watapki66
I would hate to sit/lay down there to take a shot! Great image and information!
flavia49
fantastic capture!!
moochagoo
This reminds me an old "Z" movie, with Sharlton Heston, "The Naked Jungle". Great.
jendellas
Great in zoom, they are so busy. I hope you & your grandaughter didn't get bitten!!!!
Erestorfan
Ouch!!! Looks like a good time for a camera lens you can use long distance, LOL.
jocko500
yes they bite hard too. wonderful shot
goodoleboy
Lots and lots of texture in this shot of the nasty little critters scrambling over their environs, Dana!
Kaartijer
Yuck! They got me once, somewhere in SC... I was wearing slippers and that's what they wanted!!!
adrie
Interesting photoshot my friend, also great information. thank you.
mariogiannecchini
Excellent capture!