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Published: 2010-06-09 18:13:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 4894; Favourites: 145; Downloads: 0
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This image was selected by National Geographic to be featured in their Daily Dozen for the 1st week of August 2010. [link]I found these two carpenter ants locked in this interesting embrace.. I couldnβt tell if they were fighting, kissing, or passing food along, but I couldnβt resist capturing such a candid moment. I was only able to get two shots and luckily this one came out well. I hope everyone likes it as much as I do.
Pentax K2000
Bower 2x Teleconverter
Pentax 55mm
Hoya +7 Diopter Stack
Sigma EM-140 (1/8, 1/8)
1/180, f13, ISO 200
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This has been featured in my journal!
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great capture.wish for shots like this. going out today to try my hands on something
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Oh goodness! They certainly aren't shy about PDAs now are they? XP I love their fuzzy little butts! By the way, you must have one FANTASTIC camera to be able to get such crystal clear picture of these tiny little lovebirds.
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I especially like this picture.
But I can't tell what the green part is : a leaf ?
Anyway, this is amazing. You were really lucky ^v^
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Thanks! 
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Glad I saw this at [link] - a fave of course
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Aww they're just too adorable! That's a perfect moment! (The green fuzzy background adds to the cuteness too.)
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Your beautiful work was been featured [link] 
Thanks and have a nice day
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Thank you for including me! Very cool feature!
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you're welcome
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I love it! I like picures of ants in general!
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haha nice shot I bet the one in left won since he/she looks like got the superior hand 
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I'd say they were probably passing food along. Ants don't have a reason to kiss. If they're from the same hive they're sisters. If they're from different hives they're enemies.
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Agreed, I think either passing food along or fighting.. And from watching several others on the same vine, I think passing food along would be the correct assumption. Though it's sweeter to think they're kissing.
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Amazing shot, you were so lucky to capture it, and it came out so clear and detailed!
I read somewhere that the brain of an ant has just a fraction of the number of neurons of a human brain. But, the combined brains of all the ants in an entire colony, has just about the same number of neurons as the human brain! And ants act a lot like humans, with their structured working system, aphid farming, even going to war with rival colonies XD
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Thanks!
Wow! That is very interesting. I'm learning a lot about ants for having taken this photo.
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Respect!
not that easy to keep following these tiny creatures!
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Send this deviation to this group! It's AMAZING.
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No problem, mind you, if you do submit it, it may take a while because she gets a lot of submissions.
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Good to know. 
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