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1/500 f/3.5 30.0 mm ISO 800

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Ant on Peony

Ant on Peony
One cloud all week but it came with a lot of electrical activity so I went out after the threat was gone. Here is what I found in the aftermath.

Peonies need ants to stimulate the blooms to open.

TSC: Rain.

Macro Monday: water drops. I dove into my archives for this one. We had a blizzard yesterday so water drops are hard to find.

Liliane LR, Chrissy, neira-Dan, Ninfea and 27 other people have particularly liked this photo


22 comments - The latest ones
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Excellent macro! =)
6 years ago.
 Jean
Jean
Beautiful. A lovely little ant.
6 years ago.
 PhLB - Luc Boonen
PhLB - Luc Boonen club
you can almost feel the humid atmosphere; really excellent!
6 years ago.
 autofantasia
autofantasia club
A great macro and thanks for not only sharing it, but for the information too ... I hadn't realised the role of the ant in getting your peonies to flower! :)
6 years ago.
 Karen's Place
Karen's Place club
This is so pretty!
6 years ago.
 Gary Schotel
Gary Schotel club
Great shot!
6 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
I did not know that about peonies.
6 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Excellent macro! I have often seen the ants but didn't know that they are needed!
6 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautiful close-up.
6 years ago.
 M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !! ( Marj )
M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !!… club
Great image for the challenge !!
6 years ago.
 Clickity Click
Clickity Click
So crisp and clear ... Bravo!
6 years ago.
 ROL/Photo
ROL/Photo club
Magnifique macro...!
6 years ago.
 Shuttering Yukon
Shuttering Yukon
peony and ants are like peanut butter and jelly, they just go together! This is a pretty flower pappy
6 years ago.
 Wierd Folkersma
Wierd Folkersma club
lovely macro
6 years ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
Super macro, humongous ant!!
6 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
WOW, sublime macro with the drops and the ant !!! EXCELLENT ****** HMM !!!
4 years ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
Fantastic macro full of sharpness. Like the shot with the ant.
4 years ago.
 protox
protox
Super
4 years ago.
 Valfal
Valfal
Well found and captured, Pappy! Yes, indeed, the ants work their miracles on these buds every year!
4 years ago.
 Ninfea
Ninfea club
Wundervoll**********!!
4 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
très belle macro !!
4 years ago.
 Chrissy
Chrissy club
großartig!
4 years ago.

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