Formica incerta
Gannett Hill, Ontario Co., New York, USA
Formica incerta
Gannett Hill, Ontario Co., New York, USA
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Ants sometimes serve as pollinators, although their flightlessness renders them less efficient than winged insects like flies and bees. Here a Formica ant, covered in pollen, feeds at the nectaries of a wild carrot. This image is copyrighted by the photographer and cannot be used without permission. To obtain permission to use this image, please email Alex Wild. (alwild (at) myrmecos.net). Most of the photographs on myrmecos.net are reduced from their original size and compressed for more efficient web transmission. In some cases, higher quality versions are available. This image was captured with a Canon EOS D60, with a Canon 65/2.8 MPE 1-5x Macro lens. |