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
You are a craftsman. Such detail. Enjoyed the shot.
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.
Seem not to see too such an ant in Taiwan
Wow, sweet! You know how I love taking photos of spiders and other creepy things.. Good job.
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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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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.
hahha thats so great.. which reminds me of japenese bug fights on you tube lol.