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7/29ff/2010 Messor Ants Moving, Winged Forms; Grasshoppers
Taken
28-Jul-10
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Dimensions
1445 x 960
Original file size
1.53 MB
Image type
JPEG
Color space
sRGB
Date taken
29-Jul-10 07:24
Date modified
1-Aug-10 16:28
Shooting Conditions
Camera make
NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model
NIKON D5000
Focal length
105 mm
Focal length (35mm)
157 mm
Max lens aperture
f/3.1
Exposure
1/125 at f/14
Flash
Not fired
Exposure bias
0 EV
Exposure mode
Auto
Exposure prog.
Normal
ISO speed
ISO 3200
Metering mode
Pattern
Digital zoom
1x
Swarming Harvest Ants (Messor andrei)
The winged form is called an "Alate". Males have smaller heads -- there are two on the lip a little to the left of center, above the hole to the nest. Most are females.
(c) 2010 Dan Quinn
