By awild on February 19, 2009. Leptomyrmex rufipes, the red-footed spider ant. Queensland, Australia. photo details: Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens on a Canon EOS D60 ISO 100, 1/200 sec, f/11, flash diffused through tracing paper Tags ants insects Leptomyrmex Nature Photography More like this Absolutely beautiful. I never realized how remote the antennal bases are from the clypeal border in this genus. This face looks rather Camponotus-like. Indeed, a lovely ant! But, what is that it is tearing into? Hi Alex, pleasse could you take a look at my post and help me identify a few ants and ant-spiders. (http://naturemagnified.blogspot.com/2010/02/ants-spiders-and-ant-spider…) Thanks.
I never realized how remote the antennal bases are from the clypeal border in this genus. This face looks rather Camponotus-like. Indeed, a lovely ant! But, what is that it is tearing into?
Hi Alex, pleasse could you take a look at my post and help me identify a few ants and ant-spiders. (http://naturemagnified.blogspot.com/2010/02/ants-spiders-and-ant-spider…) Thanks.
Absolutely beautiful.
I never realized how remote the antennal bases are from the clypeal border in this genus. This face looks rather Camponotus-like.
Indeed, a lovely ant! But, what is that it is tearing into?
Hi Alex, pleasse could you take a look at my post and help me identify a few ants and ant-spiders. (http://naturemagnified.blogspot.com/2010/02/ants-spiders-and-ant-spider…) Thanks.