Post #1702425
2023-11-14 02:39 UTC
An old photo from near the start of my photography career. The enigmatic Nothomyrmecia macrops, a rare ant found only in mallee habitat in South Australia. This species forages on very cold nights along tree trunks to catch insects immobilized by the conditions, and I nearly got hypothermia trying to get this shot.
#Ants #Insects #Nothomyrmecia #australianwildlife
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@sennoma@chaos.social 2023-11-14 02:44
@alexwild@mastodon.online I have questions! How do the ants resist the cold -- why are they not immobilized? And what do they eat in warmer seasons?
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@hobs@mstdn.social 2023-11-15 03:40
@alexwild@mastodon.online Seems like a photo you might want in your collection @futurebird@sauropods.win