Ants Nuptial Flight
This group of ants were attracted to the light of my moth trap about two weeks ago. They appear to belong the genus Camponotus. I cannot be sure, but I'm thinking this may be a queen (first image) and a group of winged males that have just made their nuptial flight. You'll notice that most have already lost their wings.
The photos were taken with a Canon 7D and Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro lens.
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Very very nice! I love ants!!
Agree, they look like Camponotus.
I had 3, 1 died, I have 2 together in a formicarium. They got some eggs and hope all goes well. Camponotus get very irritable if you bother them too much in the founding stages.
Thanks. I checked out you ant post. Actually I thought I replied to this comment too but apparently I didn't. Sorry about that :-)
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Awesome closeups they look great, cheers.
Thanks very much.
Hey it's a rolly polly (pillbug). Awesome pictures of the ants!
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed them!
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