Oak Ants
Ants guarding mysterious growths13 total reviews
Comment from jesuel
what a great photo of these little guys the color is great the detail is great excellent depth great lighting and I like how you got in so close beautiful work here
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what a great photo of these little guys the color is great the detail is great excellent depth great lighting and I like how you got in so close beautiful work here
Comment Written 30-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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Hi James, I had a lot of fun getting the shot! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the great review! :o) Nancy
Comment from Easton Bay
A perfect entry for the bug photo contest, Nancy!
In your beautiful capture, these ants look ferocious, I can see how you got bit.
The composition is graceful, especially the slant on the twig the oak galls are attached.
I was curious so looked up oak galls and learned that they are produced by oak gall wasps and should be clipped before the wasps emerge. So be careful!
The image is very crisp.
Thank you for educating us on so much more than photography!
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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A perfect entry for the bug photo contest, Nancy!
In your beautiful capture, these ants look ferocious, I can see how you got bit.
The composition is graceful, especially the slant on the twig the oak galls are attached.
I was curious so looked up oak galls and learned that they are produced by oak gall wasps and should be clipped before the wasps emerge. So be careful!
The image is very crisp.
Thank you for educating us on so much more than photography!
Comment Written 30-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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Hi Easton, Thank you so much for the great review and sharing your knowledge about Oak Galls! Glad you enjoyed my image! :o) Nancy
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You are very welcome, Nancy.
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Comment from Lynnmarie2
Wonderful capture! Very well focused and detailed. Love the closeup. The colors and tones are spot on. Thanks for sharing and good luck in the contest!
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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Wonderful capture! Very well focused and detailed. Love the closeup. The colors and tones are spot on. Thanks for sharing and good luck in the contest!
Comment Written 30-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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Hi Lynn, I had a lot of fun discovering these little gutys and taking shots of them. So glad you like the shot! Thanks for the great review and contest wishes! :o) Nancy
Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
Wow! Great looking shot of nature! A fine example of wild life photography. Your timing appears to be perfect and you have captured the ants in action. I have no clue what Oak galls are!:( Thanks for sharing!
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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Wow! Great looking shot of nature! A fine example of wild life photography. Your timing appears to be perfect and you have captured the ants in action. I have no clue what Oak galls are!:( Thanks for sharing!
Comment Written 30-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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Hi Sesha, Oak galls are abnormal plant growths found on foliage and twigs that are produced by small oak gall wasps. Shapes of galls vary from spherical to urn-shaped to star-shaped to fuzzy. Inside the galls are the eggs and larvae of the insects. Galls are made of plant material and vary in colors of yellow and green and turn tan-brown as the development continues. Galls will eventually brown and die once the adult insect emerges. Glad you enjoyed the shot! Thanks so much for the great review! :o) Nancy
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I have learnt something new now. Thanks for the explanation!:):)
Comment from suffolkbrian
Good close up of this ant and quite funny how you got bitten for your art so to speak and yes they do look like peaches in this shot,i moght have cropped of the left one though in this...Brian
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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Good close up of this ant and quite funny how you got bitten for your art so to speak and yes they do look like peaches in this shot,i moght have cropped of the left one though in this...Brian
Comment Written 30-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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Hi Brian, Glad you enjoyed the shot! I did think about cropping the left peach out or even cloning it out, but in the end decided to keep it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! :o) Nancy
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your welcome
Comment from supergold
a wonderful close up Nancy of these ants who look like some giant insects considering the size of the peach fruits;.........................
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a wonderful close up Nancy of these ants who look like some giant insects considering the size of the peach fruits;.........................
Comment Written 30-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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Hi Super, I discovered these were oak galls. They're created when the oak wasp bites into the branch, probably to lay eggs. They do look a lot like peaches though. Thank you so much for the super wonderful review! :o) Nancy
Comment from cakemp55
A great nature and bug capture Helvi! You went to a-lot of trouble to get this shot considering you were bitten twice. They do have big nippers which you can clearly see with your clear and focused shot.
Nicely composed with both ants guarding the fruit. All the best in the contest!
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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A great nature and bug capture Helvi! You went to a-lot of trouble to get this shot considering you were bitten twice. They do have big nippers which you can clearly see with your clear and focused shot.
Nicely composed with both ants guarding the fruit. All the best in the contest!
Comment Written 30-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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Hi Cake, I thought the shot was worth going after but I should have been a little more careful. I knew there were other ants around. Glad you liked the shot! Thanks for the great review and contest wishes! :o) Nancy
Comment from Sean T Phelan
Yeah,Nancy,those are a species of Gall,although I'm not sure of what the ants liked about them.
That's an interesting and Nicely Presented picture,my friend!
I'm enjoyimg it a lot!
~Sean
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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Yeah,Nancy,those are a species of Gall,although I'm not sure of what the ants liked about them.
That's an interesting and Nicely Presented picture,my friend!
I'm enjoyimg it a lot!
~Sean
Comment Written 29-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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Hi Sean, I'm not sure why the ants liked the galls either, but if their willing to bite you to protect it, they must like something about it! Glad you enjoyed !Thanks for the great review! :o) Nancy
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You bet,Nancy! : D
Comment from nikman
A very good looking nature image posted here! Your fine and full composition grants us enjoyable view of the visitors and the visited. Colours, textures and tones are good. Exposure and sharpness are fine. Well taken and good luck!
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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A very good looking nature image posted here! Your fine and full composition grants us enjoyable view of the visitors and the visited. Colours, textures and tones are good. Exposure and sharpness are fine. Well taken and good luck!
Comment Written 29-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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HI Nik, Thanks for the great review and contest wishes! Glad you enjoyed the shot! :o) Nancy
Comment from Chaxl
I would have guessed peaches too! This shot is very cool and different;; I imagine it has that one place to be hung but can't picture it; maybe in a classroom or a environmental magazine. But this needs to be shown.
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reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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I would have guessed peaches too! This shot is very cool and different;; I imagine it has that one place to be hung but can't picture it; maybe in a classroom or a environmental magazine. But this needs to be shown.
This rating does not count towards story rating or author rank.
The highest and the lowest rating are not included in calculations.
Comment Written 29-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 31-Jul-2023
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Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm so glad you enjoyed my image! :o) Helvi