Taken 6th May, 2007. Click image for larger view.
As I have said before, macro photography is so much fun and a real challenge when you try to capture moving insects.
I believe the ant is some kind of wood ant (Formica rufa), but I have no idea what species the spider is.
I bet some of my readers have the knowledge. Feel free to write a comment with the information about species as I always love to learn new stuff about the nature.
Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad, Troms) in northern Norway
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8 responses so far ↓
1 Peter // May 9, 2007 at 2:30 am
You are a craftsman. Such detail. Enjoyed the shot.
2 Lizz // May 9, 2007 at 3:00 am
Holy crap that’s creepy! I’m not a fan of bugs
That’s a good pic though! I love macro photography I have a lot of fun playing with it too.
3 bubble // May 9, 2007 at 6:59 am
Seem not to see too such an ant in Taiwan
4 Josef // May 9, 2007 at 8:05 am
Wow, sweet! You know how I love taking photos of spiders and other creepy things.. Good job.
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6 CurlyToes // Oct 8, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Nice shot. I’ve seen a wasp doing this once with a big spider. It was really struggling. The ant has come out really clear - it’s really very nice. From what I can see of the spider I would guess at one of the comb spiders, perhaps Enoplognatha ovata?
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8 Nishan Stepak (Book Calendar) // Feb 15, 2008 at 4:31 pm
I rather like this photograph. I would think it would be the spider that usually catches the ant. It is rather interesting to see this.
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