Fluidr / Orland Park Birdie Girl's "Hymenoptera: Ants, Bees, and Wasps " set sorted randomly

Platform Dive *(Please follow the series of photos to see what happens.)

A Canon EOS 7D — 1/250s ƒ/14 ISO 400 at 100 mm

N 0 B 72 C 0 E Aug 23, 2016 F Aug 24, 2016

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Despite attempts to protect the hummingbird feeders from ant invasion, I carefully place the feeders so that they are not touching anything nearby them. I have the feeders attached to water-filled moats, but inevitably I find the feeders filled with ants that have crawled inside and drowned, plus ants all over the outside. I decided to watch to see how the clever ants accomplished this task. This photo series tells the answer.

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A Canon EOS 7D — 1/250s ƒ/2.8 ISO 160 at 70 mm

N 0 B 13 C 0 E May 16, 2015 F May 17, 2015

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Carpenter Ants Lapping Hummingbird Dripping Suger Water

A Canon EOS 60D — 1/250s ƒ/8 ISO 400 at 65 mm

N 1 B 57 C 0 E Jun 14, 2018 F Jun 14, 2018

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Tags: insects ants carpenter ants sweet-tooth outdoors fauna wildlife garden tabletop The Flickr Lounge You Can Count On Us

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A Canon EOS 60D — 1/8000s ƒ/2.8 ISO 400 at 100 mm

N 1 B 82 C 0 E Aug 13, 2014 F Aug 13, 2014

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Slurp!

A Canon EOS 50D — 1/8000s ƒ/5 ISO 400 at 100 mm

N 27 B 834 C 9 E Jul 14, 2015 F Jul 19, 2015

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Bumblebee's love sugar water too.

Tags: Canon EOS 50D Canon Macro EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM garden backyard hummingbird feeder sugar-water thirsty bumble bee long tongue Cook County Illinois insect wildlife animal beneficial