The Nature Photography Thread

[ssssnakeluvr]

I have a lot of entomolgist in me.....won best miscellaneous project at the fair for my insect collection when I was in high school...also mapped out every ant colony in our yard and by type...didn't know the exact names of all 4 or 5 species in our yard...knew only one for sure...the carpenter ant, big black ants...big!!!!

[Snake lover 3-25]

Ewww!!! i still hate them...

[adamanteus]

It's Red Ants I have a particular problem with.... maybe it's because I've always been a 'herper' and so spend a lot of time flat on the ground... but marauding Red Ants seem to have a particular fascination for the genital area!

[Snake lover 3-25]

LOL i agree!!!

[ssssnakeluvr]

LOL!!!! well, never had that problem...fortunately!!!! have been stung by the harvester ants, all red, sell them with the Uncle Milton's ant farms....nasty stings!!!! itched for days. however, gotta have lots of them when I have the occasional horned lizard here......

[Snake lover 3-25]

o that's all that i'd keep them for too... food for a reptile...

[reptileparadise]

but marauding Red Ants seem to have a particular fascination for the genital area!

Wow...I thought they hated me as well...Get stung there way to much :s

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

me and my freinds used to go camping once a year and there was this ant hill with tonns of giant red ants that bit hard and then there was lots of black wood ants (also giant) wed collect them put them together and they would fight, the best part was when my freind took the fire ants in his tent for the night but the lid wasnt properly closed he woke up at like 3 am screaming

[anji1971]

I inadvertently dig up so many ant's nests when I'm gardening that I don't even notice anymore when they're frantically climbing up my arms and legs!!
The only time I have a problem is when they decide they want to move indoors -- had a fun time last summer with a bunch who found the cupboard with my baking supplies in it!!
'Crispy ant' shortbread, anyone???

[Lori P]

It's a really nice day here today, in the 60's and sunny, and I took a nice long walk in our woods... hoping to get lucky and see some garters, but alas, it was not to be. I did get some pics tho, so thought I'd drag you all along with me...

Not sure what critter lives here. There were many of these mounds right next to our creek. Any ideas?



Here's our creek...



This was just a pretty bank shot...



And oops, someone lost their backbone



Some nice new moss



And some old moss under some old roots