up close and personal

We have these bull ant nests dotted around our place, luckily if we leave them alone they do the same! Except to get a photo. Seems a milestone number 100.

Different view for today http://365project.org/dianeburns/others-2014/2014-04-13

[sally agnew]

Have been the victim of these pincers, nasty side effects :-)

[Sam]

Brilliant detail - better you than me getting up this close!! You are brave ;)

[Diane]

@hermann So have I Sally while working in the garden, really hurts!

[Tracey]

Fabulous macro great detail

[Peter_1966]

Super macro!

[Julia]

Wow! Don't want to get pinched by those!!

[Deb]

Oh my! Gave me goose bumps just looking at the photo, fantastic capture!!

[Leah]

This guy looks dangerous!!! Don't think I want to get up close and personal with him!!! Great macro shot, though!!!

[Milanie]

Now that is one strange looking guy! What a great macro shot

[Candace]

Such a persona; look at this critter! Fav!

[Harbie]

Fantastic shot! I love your insect photos! It is neat to see them so close up!! Great capture!

[Dawn Ulmer]

Excellent macro!!! Interesting critter.

[Kelly]

That's horrifyingly detailed isn't it? Great capture

[Susan C Clow]

EWE that looks nasty but a great close up and great detail.

[Lynn]

Wow, stunning macro

[Ilona]

Fantastic macro !!!

[Jan Harris]

Incredible to get that focus up so close. Great shot.

[Ian]

Great macro a fav

[Diane]

@gigiflower @tracelee @peter_1966 @juliac @dgrynn @lealady @milaniet @harbie @deu49097 @aint_miss_behavin @vegansusan @rubicon @ibt @macromover @ian365 @ribbet9 Thank you everyone for your great comments!

[Claire]

It is an amazingly good close up, excellent even but yuk! ;0)

[Dione Giorgio]

Awesome macro capture. It looks so scary - thank God it is a tiny creature.

[Kat]

Great macro shot. Don't think i would have hung around to get such a clear shot. They are some scary pincers! :)

[Carole Imes]

We have fire ants here. How tiny is he? This is amazing!

[Diane]

@cimes1 About an inch or 3cms so quite big Carole, they are very aggressive!

[Alex]

This is a very showy macro! Outstanding work. I really like this photo.
My best wishes, Alex.

[vstap]

Yes, it is an outstanding macro!

[Della Astle]

Congratulations on your first 100! nice shot to commemorate it.

[Stephanie Swift]

He does not look like someone I'd want to tangle with. Great focus, texture, and light in this capture.

[Margaret Brown]

Great macro

[Juan B.]

Great close-up

[Gena Pegg]

Fabulous macro. So much detail. The thing about bugs in macro is that it seems to give them a personality and I will be slower to step on an ant without thinking of those big eyes! Amazing = fav

[Islandgirl]

Wow great macro and detail..............it really shows how mean looking he is.............and I gather from the previous comments that they can be dangerous!
Fav

[June]

So much detail! Well done!

[Maria Ostrowski]

eww ... eewww ... eeewwww ... great picture, but eeeeewwwwww! Amazing detail!

[Nina Ganci]

oohhhh! excellent macro and portrait. Nice shot Diane

[Steve Radcliffe]

I love this stuff - great shot - I'm glad you've got 'em and we don't - I hope.

[Nastassia]

Amazing - I don't think I've ever seen one so close!

[Poppo Livy]

Nice shot Diane

[Laurie]

Noooo waaaaay!!! Yikes!!! Watch out!!