Well done, Jim, given the subject size. These ants are interesting.
Everything about them (mound shape, behavior) screams Fire Ants except they
don't look like Fire Ants (also known as Red Harvester Ants) because they
are not red. Hope those little bastards aren't cross breeding a la
Africanized Honey Bees. That would not be a good thing.
Charlie
On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 4:13 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Philippe suggested that I try the Leica-R 60 Macro at "capturing" my ant
> infestation, so I gave it a try. While watching carefully for ants around
> my feet, I got the lens within about 8 inches of the mound, close enough
> that the grains of pulverized earth are clearly visible. It is
> characteristic of these ants that they vary in size, as these two show.
> They are smaller than I expected, and extremely active when disturbed.
> They blend in with the mound in color, so one must look very closely to
> spot their activity. This is a 100% crop from the X-E1.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Fire+Ants+81.JPG.html
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>
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> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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