Photography by Dan Quinn

2010 Messor Ants Move, Pheidole Ants Too

Taken 9-Aug-10

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Dimensions1445 x 960

Original file size1.52 MB

Image typeJPEG

Color spacesRGB

Date taken9-Aug-10 09:54

Date modified10-Aug-10 21:15

Shooting Conditions

Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION

Camera modelNIKON D300

Focal length11 mm

Focal length (35mm)16 mm

Max lens aperturef/4.4

Exposure1/500 at f/11

FlashNot fired

Exposure bias0 EV

Exposure modeAuto

Exposure prog.Normal

ISO speedISO 200

Metering modeCenter-weighted average

Digital zoom1x

Trail of Moving Harvester Ants (Messor andrei)

These ants were moving the nest from the foreground (to the right of the center of the frame) to halfway across Road F. This is the same nest where I observed many alates (winged forms) a week ago.