(Subfamily: Myrmicinae Genus: Daceton) - Upper View
My favorite, maybe an all time fav for me too !!!
;)
68 pictures stacked in zerene
Usual tuned light setup
3.5x aprox magnification
This one took like 3 hours retouching time, even more....
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Eciton Hamatum, the "Mammoth" !!!
Nicolas Reusens
After so much time trying to find this specimen I had to do something special...This is a 60 pictures stack that required almost 15 minutes for placing her, around 20 more for the stacking, 10 more for the software to finish the processing of the images, and around 2 hours of Photoshop retouching up to the hair level details!
Hope you like it, for me it will always be a really special capture, and an unforgettable encounter in the jungle wink emoticon
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Despues de invertir tantísimo tiempo intentando encontrar a ésta pequeña pero a la vez monstruosa hormiga por la selva, tenía que hacer algo especial...Esta toma es el resultado de un apilado de 60 imágenes, que requirío de 15 minutos para la colocación precisa de la hormiga, unos 20 mas para el apilado a mano, 10 mas para que finalizara el software de apilado con el proceso, unos 15 mas para la edición dentro del mismo software, y finalmente unas 2 horas mas de procesado desde photoshop hasta un nivel de detalle mínimo entre los pelos de mi amiga... wink emoticon
Espero sea de vuestro agrado, para mí siempre será una toma especial y un encuentro innolvidable en la selva panameña!Eciton HamatumArmy Ant Soldierarmy antanthormiga guerrerahormigapanamápanamacosta ricaeciton
OK I´m back from my short hollydays in the peruvian Amazon, close to Iquitos, about 2 to 3 hours in boat, from the scondary to the primary jungles....
This is my first Stack from yesterday, still with Jet lag and wide awake until 4:45 AM.... :-\
120 pictures stacked in Zerene stacker and about 2 hours photoshop retouching
Almost 8x magnification and image quality reduced to 40% for Flickr
Would like to know about the exact Id., this specimen was collected from the ground inside the Lodge (dead), a place surrounded by moskito nets where a lot of species where trapped attracted by the lights inside...
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118 pictures stacked in zerene of this really cool soldier turtle ant from Perú (Cephalotes sp.), thanx Entomopixel for the ID. ! ;)
5x aprox
Usual light gear but this time I opted to use the Mpe-65 just to try....I like the versatility it gives.... :)
Cephalotini is a tribe of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Although they are wingless, biologists have observed them gliding.They will glide back to the trunk of their tree, which is much safer than the ground or water below. They are among a number of groups of gliding ants. They feed mainly on nectar and avian excretion.
Have Fun!
Cephalotini es una tribu de hormigas perteneciente a la subfamilia Myrmicinae. A pesar de que no tienen alas, los biólogos han observado que pueden planear saltando desde los árboles y controlando la dirección de la caída.Se deslizan nuevamente al tronco de su árbol, que es mucho más seguro que el suelo o el agua de abajo. Se encuentran entre una serie de grupos de hormigas voladoras. Se alimentan principalmente de néctar y excreción aviar.macromicroextreme macrosextreme macromacrographyphotomacrographystackingapiladocloseupsnic320nico320nicolas reusensnatureinsectinsects
Laphria dizonias...
62 pictures stacked in Zerene at around 4x (maybe a lil more), usual gear and improved light.
The bee-like robber flies, is a genus described by Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1803, belonging to the family Asilidae, subfamily Laphriinae.
This genus has an Holarctic ecozone distribution, occurring from the British Isles, across Europe and Asia, to Japan, as well as across the whole North America.
The adults average sizes reach 15–25 millimetres (0.59–0.98 in). These huge robber flies are quite hairy, their body is usually black, while the bee-mimicking abdomen shows black and yellow stripes. They can be encountered from July through September.
They generally prey on insects of various species, including other robber flies, bees, wasps and beetles. Their characteristic mouth allow the species of Laphria to penetrate their sclerotized proboscis in between the elytra preyed beetles. All the preys are dissolved by special enzymes injected in their bodies, which are then sucked out by the predator.
Possibly Pachycondyla inversa (thanx Alex Wild for the ID.)
