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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Ants/ABC Wednesday

 A is for Ants

I have always been fascinated with ants, and those who have been bitten have a tendency to crush them at sight.  As a child,  I watched ants with curiosity as they bring a grain of sugar, rice, crumbs and what-not to their colony while managing a narrow ledge.  Ants have remarkable communication skills and may have perfected social networking; they have a division of labor, always busy, always on the move.   I wonder if ants ever take a vacation.

Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae with an estimated 22,000 species.

Wishing for better lens to capture the beauty of these creatures.


The whale is endangered, while the ant continues to do just fine. ~ Bill Vaughn

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12 comments:

  1. carol l mckennaJanuary 16, 2013 at 2:39 AM

    Great 'A' photos for ABC ~

    (A Creative Harbor)

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  2. Leslie:January 16, 2013 at 2:49 AM

    I agree they're fascinating to watch; however, it's not nice when you see them crawling on your dining room wall...which has happened to me!

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  3. photowannabeJanuary 16, 2013 at 3:16 AM

    Yes ants really are fascinating but NOT in my house.
    We have been invaded these last two weeks as the temps have been in the low 30F. in the early mornings and then the rain has driven them inside.
    Ugh..not happy.

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  4. UnknownJanuary 16, 2013 at 3:41 AM

    was here & followed you

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  5. Roger Owen GreenJanuary 16, 2013 at 4:15 AM

    THE ANTS GO MARCHING ONE BY ONE... ROG< ABC Wednesday team

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  6. Richard LawryJanuary 16, 2013 at 6:19 AM

    Ants are amazing, I just don't like it when they invade my house.


    An Arkies Musings


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  7. Photo CacheJanuary 16, 2013 at 8:51 AM

    great a post. i like the first image. it's a type of ant i don't think i've seen before.

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  8. MeowwJanuary 16, 2013 at 9:09 AM

    Lovely macros. Never have looked at ants so closely ever since my brother used to catch them and put them in a match box!

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  9. UnknownJanuary 16, 2013 at 11:14 AM

    Lovely photos, but just coincidentally someone sent me an email a few minutes ago to tell me that Nutrasweet was first created as ant poison till they found out it would make more money as a sweetener. Hmmmm....

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  10. lotusleafJanuary 16, 2013 at 4:38 PM

    Amazing creatures, ants! Hope you will soon get your wish for a better lens.

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  11. Chubskulit RoseJanuary 17, 2013 at 12:31 PM

    I had a goosebumps looking at those photos!

    Catching up with ABC entries.

    Aunt
    Rose, ABC Wednesday Team

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  12. Sharp Little PencilJanuary 17, 2013 at 2:08 PM

    I love ants, too! Used to watch them in the summer as they toiled around the sand margins of our patio. My husband says the only ants he doesn't like are fire ants, because he was once "attacked" by same, and I'll take his word for that. What would gardens do without ants and worms, tilling the soil? Great. Peace, Amy
    http://sharplittlepencil.com/2013/01/16/armed/

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