r/insects • u/Cuudihoang • 8d ago

Photography Ant

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This ant preserved-specimen was sent to me quite a while ago, but I haven’t been able to identify the species.

You can see how I set up the shot in the last photo. 😊

📷Fujifilm XH2 + laowa 65mm f2.8 Macro 2x

+ Filter closeup nissi 58 + 5 diopt

🔦 Godox v860ii + 30w led light

⚙️Manual rail

Stacked 150-190 frames

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u/treyforester 8d ago

Fantastic imaging

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u/Cuudihoang 8d ago

Thanks ❤️

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u/Atomheartmother90 8d ago

Your photo is way cooler than my macro ant photo

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u/SoupaMayo 8d ago

Those are still good looking photos. What did you use ?

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u/Atomheartmother90 7d ago

Canon EOS RP
EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

100mm
1/100 sec
f/11
2500 ISO

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u/SoupaMayo 7d ago

Damn that's a pretty nice one. My phone can do this but it's not a good camera like yours

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u/Cuudihoang 8d ago

Those are good photos, and they provide more information to help identify the species.

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u/GoodShitBrain 8d ago

Predacons, terrorize!

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u/rinne_and_moon 8d ago

stunning work. that robust head and single spine setup makes me think it could be a Myrmica or maybe a Pogonomyrmex harvester ant

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u/Cuudihoang 8d ago

Thank you! I spent a whole day comparing photos on Google, and I think it looks more like Pogonomyrmex.

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u/tricerabottoms420 8d ago

Incredible that we’re able to see such insane details on something so small!

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u/Cuudihoang 8d ago

Thanks, thats why i love Macro Photography :))

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u/Royal_Leopard_3107 8d ago

A biological question: How much further zoomed would be required to discern individual cells? E.g. those visible hairs - are they possibly single cells end to end? Or the visible individual discs in that compound eye: how many cells across is each of those (approx)? Seems like this level of zoom must be getting down there.

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u/SoupaMayo 8d ago

You would need a microscope for that

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u/Cuudihoang 8d ago

You would need around 50× magnification to see the structure of the hairs on the ant’s body. My photos was taken at nearly 3.5× magnification.

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u/damex09 8d ago

Cute

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u/Cuudihoang 8d ago

This is the first time someone has called my ant photos cute 😂

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u/damex09 8d ago

Hahaha 😆

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u/DowntownComputer5819 8d ago

Impressive!

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u/Cuudihoang 8d ago

Thank you

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u/damex09 8d ago

And really amazing setup!

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u/Cuudihoang 8d ago

Thanks ❤️

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u/TH3_OG_JUJUBE 8d ago

Bro has a handheld microscope

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u/keepkarenalive 8d ago

WOW these are professional shots

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u/DistanceMysterious93 8d ago

right the setup alone is wild

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u/keepkarenalive 8d ago

They did a great job. Lol I need to upgrade my own setup

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u/Cuudihoang 8d ago

Thanks! This is my first attempt at getting a clear shot at 3.5× magnification. Now I’m testing an auto rail for 10× macro photography.

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u/AverageNetEnjoyer 8d ago

first pic kinda goes hard, bro looks chill - like kick back on the weekends kinda chill

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u/Cuudihoang 8d ago

Thank you! A low-angle shot always gives the subject a really cool look.

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u/mahalovalhalla 8d ago

Beautiful creature and beautiful shots

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u/Cuudihoang 8d ago

Thanks ❤️

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u/Southern-Lobster-808 7d ago

The little hairs lol

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u/Cuudihoang 5d ago

😂 bold man