Your very welcome, David. :) I did enjoy them.
Tom C.
From: David Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: PESO - Ant Farm
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 15:26:12 +1100
Thanks Marnie aka Doe, Paul, Frank (and maybe Tom q-:). I'm glad you liked
the backlighting - I was determined to have an ant on the edge of the leaf
that would 'feature' this effect - not an easy thing to accomplish as the
ants were just hyper and holding focus was difficult.
And yep Frank, your memory has served you well. Well done not to call it
symbiosis as this category includes mutualism but also parasitism!
Cheers,
David
frank theriault wrote:
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 10:30:40 +1100, David Nelson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Spent a couple of sessions photographing these guys after discovering
them at the local National Park. Very funky little critters. Yesterday
the breeze was a little strong for my liking but I managed to get fairly
close to the shot I was after. Let me know what you think.
http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/imperialc.jpg
BTW, if you're interested, have a look at a few of the other shots I got
the day before. The critters you're looking at are the caterpillars (and
butterflies) of the Imperial Blue. The larvae are tended by ants and
protected from predators and parasitoids. In return, the ants get sugary
glandular secretions.
http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/imperiala.jpg
http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/imperialb.jpg
http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/imperiald.jpg
Cheers,
David
Is that mutualism? When they both benefit? High school biology was
soooo long ago... <g>
Well, I like the shot. As Paul said, the backlighting really works
well, and there's a certain symmetry formed by the ants that I really
like.
Very well done.
cheers,
frank
