Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Apparently, the Black Fire Ants are only in Mississippi, Alabama and a part of Tennessee. http://www.orkin.com/ants/black-fire-ants/ Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 1/16/2017 12:50 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > I always thought that they are red. > > I agree, these appear to be black ants, > > > steve > > > > >> On Jan 16, 2017, at 10:46 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >> wrote: >> >> Why what, Steve? My comment about the color reliability? >> >> My only reliable color in the image was the brown leaf. As I worked >> through Lightroom Developer, I could easily portray the ant as dark red >> or black, depending on how I adjusted the slider. I used the leaf as a >> guide, and, doing so, the ants look black, which is what my eye tells me. >> But, in truth, they could also be very dark red. >> >> That's how I see it. :-) >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> On 1/16/2017 12:38 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: >>>> On Jan 16, 2017, at 10:11 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>>> wrotExamining the feedback from my ant posting, I decided I needed >>>> better >>>> ant photos, but did not want to get too up close and personal with >>>> them. I first tried a closeup AF lens, but didn't like the results. I >>>> then pulled out my Pentax 135 MF lens and got results that I could >>>> enlarge. While colors are unreliable in the sun, and the objects are >>>> small, the shapes and sizes convince me that these are, indeed, fire >>>> ants. >>> why? >>> >>> >>>> There is a U-Tube video online that shows what happens when one sticks a >>>> shovel into a fire ant mound. These behave exactly the same to much >>>> smaller intrusions. >>>> >>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ants+on+a+Leaf.jpg.html >>>> >>>> I appreciate all comments. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>> -- >>>> _________________________________________________________________ >>>> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus >>>> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ >>>> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >