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Dimensions1708 x 1218
Original file size1.02 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken16-May-15 11:06
Date modified24-May-15 13:41
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Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D5000
Focal length105 mm
Focal length (35mm)157 mm
Max lens aperturef/4
Exposure1/350 at f/16
FlashNot fired
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 1250
Metering modePattern
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Harvester Ant (Messor andrei) with Grass Seed

Harvester Ant (Messor andrei) with Grass Seed

Going into the weeds. I watched this ant for nine minutes, as she wrestled this long seed back and forth across the serpentine rock. She finally went off into the weeds and I moved on. Watching this effort, it did not seem especially goal-driven. More like evolution: random in detail, sometimes leading to an interesting result after a long time. I suppose there are many worker ants and many difficult seeds. If some of them make it back to the nest, fine. There is probably a size limit: above this level of difficulty, very few seeds make it back. This one seemed right on the bubble.