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Black Ant - Lasius niger with Aphids

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the shepherd protecting its flock. The ant was milking the aphids for their honeydew.
· Date: Wed August 12, 2009 · Views: 758
· Tags: 1 · Filesize: 269.8kb · Dimensions: 880 x 600 ·
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Keywords: Black Ant Lasius niger Aphids
Camera Information: Canon 450D and MPE-65 macro lens
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Lacerta

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Wed August 12, 2009 3:13pm

Great series Matt, I like this one the best, fantastic detail



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sidewalkdoctor

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Wed August 12, 2009 3:24pm

Platitudes fail me! ^^^What he said.



Astonishing pair of photos, Matt.



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Wed August 12, 2009 3:28pm

Amazing photo the detail and dof are perfect

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Wed August 12, 2009 3:35pm

Excellent detail and clarity Matt

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Wed August 12, 2009 3:47pm

Amazing, Matt



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Wed August 12, 2009 3:51pm

Superb

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Ian Gray

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Wed August 12, 2009 4:27pm

Not bad



but seriously Matt that's a very special shot, top marks.



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Wed August 12, 2009 5:01pm

Cool! That lense is worth every penny for getting shots like this. Nice work.

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Wed August 12, 2009 5:44pm

Excellent image Matt, really well captured.

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Thu August 13, 2009 1:47am

Fabulous - just fabulous ...........

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matt_xyz

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Thu August 13, 2009 4:54am

thanks very much for all of the kind comments.



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Thu August 13, 2009 3:21pm

I honestly think that this image would many competitions, its an absolute corker.

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Fri August 14, 2009 7:13am

Super capture. I agree with Steve 'absolute corker'!

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Excellent Pic. Looks like Steve was right!

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