Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog » Ant http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com An unique view from the Arctic Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:58:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 My favorite macro pictures from 2007 taken in Northern Norway part 2 http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/15/my-favorite-macro-pictures-from-2007-taken-in-northern-norway-part-2/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/15/my-favorite-macro-pictures-from-2007-taken-in-northern-norway-part-2/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:23:26 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/15/my-favorite-macro-pictures-from-2007-taken-in-northern-norway-part-2/ When I made the first post with my favorite pictures from 2007 I realized that I had more faves than I could fit into one post. So here is the next batch of my favorite macro photos taken in Northern Norway 2007.
Click on the pictures to see a larger version and if you click on the individual links you can read more about each picture.

Macro photo of ant dragging a spider
If you look closely you can see the ant is dragging a spider.

Macro photo of Ichneumon wasp
This freaky creature is a sort of Ichneumon wasp that lay eggs into other insects. Their larvae live as a parasite of other insects.

Close up photo of a water drop against yellow lichen with reflection of me, the sun and a mountain
If you look at the picture large you can see the reflection of me, the sun and a big mountain.


Picture of a bumblebee
Bumblebees are beautiful and fascinating. Check out this post for more bumblebee pictures.

Macro picture of a sawfly with blue eyes
Loved the blue eyes on this sawfly.


]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/15/my-favorite-macro-pictures-from-2007-taken-in-northern-norway-part-2/feed/ 19 Macro photo of ant dragging a spider http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/05/09/macro-photo-of-ant-dragging-a-spider/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/05/09/macro-photo-of-ant-dragging-a-spider/#comments Tue, 08 May 2007 22:39:35 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/05/09/macro-photo-of-ant-dragging-a-spider/ Macro photo of ant dragging a spider
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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