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The Golden Ant - Uganda

The Golden Ant - Uganda

The Golden Ant
Polyrhachis are sugar loving ants. Honey dew and plant nectar forms a large part of their diet. It was thus no surprise to us to find this ...
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The Golden Ant
Polyrhachis are sugar loving ants. Honey dew and plant nectar forms a large part of their diet. It was thus no surprise to us to find this little golden gem inside of a flower busy harvesting nectar.

Noticed this one in my garden, and used it to practice some Macro photography.
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NIKON D3100

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Aperture f/8 ISO 100 Shutter 10/600 Focal Length 550/10

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Aug, 2015

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