From the life of ants

It's hard to take a shot from an anthill. This anthill was very big and I noticed these two ants standing on a yellow birch leaf. I believe they were guards of some entrance. They seemed to control movement. But I may be wrong.

[Beryl Lloyd]

So prominent on the yellow leaf , yet looking closely there are hundreds milling around in the surround area!

[Delwyn Barnett]

Fabulous - I love trying to capture ants.

[Joan Robillard]

Nice

[Brian]

Well found and captured.

[Corinne C]

Looking so closely at them is amazing!

[Mags]

Great textures in your cool macro!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Well spotted and a great catch.

[Linda Godwin]

cool macro, they show up well on the yellow leaf

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Bill Ososki]

Nice catch

[Juan B.]

I ever like to see that working ants, they never stops.

[Taffy]

So fascinating to watch, I'm sure, and a good composition as a result

[Kathy]

Good capture of the ants.

[Bill Laing]

Fabulous detail and composition. Fav.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Yikes- that's a busy ant hill, so those guards must be good at directing the flow of traffic. Great close-up.

[Jane Pittenger]

Fascinating

[Heather]

A super macro! And I really like your pov looking down on them. As others have said, the two ants stand out so well on the yellow leaf! (A fascinating observation of ant behavour, too!) Fav

[Boxplayer]

Fabulous nature study