#myrmecia nigrocincta

[moons-hollow]

Jumping Jack Ant (Myrmecia nigrocincta) on wild fennel, 30/12/24, NSW, AU

I love seeing the pollen that’s rubbed off on the body!

[futurebird]

"Crazy Legs" lives in Australia. he raises various bull ants, as I assume anyone lucky enough to live in Australia would. This is a video about moving his Myrmecia nigrocincta colony to a fantastic new nest of their own design.

It shows how the ants react to getting help from a giant (imagine a bunch of babies being dumped into your front door.) And the ways ants help each other when confused (happens often as they are just little ants.)

Captioned, with ambient sound.

[rattyexplores]

I took several photos of this Jumping-Jack Ant, this is the only good one 🥴

Apparently these ants got their name from their ability to jump up to 10 centimetres! They also have a terribly painful sting that lasts for days... Makes me a little nervous, considering I had one very close to my hand a few weeks ago.

Try to keep your distance with bugs, things could’ve ended a lot worse for me!

04/05/22

[ravkark]

Jumping Ant a.k.a jumping Jack. Scientific name : Myrmecia Nigrocincta Found this big ant on a bush looking for something, jumping between the leaves. It was pretty active, knew of my presence and ready to jump/runaway. 😂😂😜 F/22 1/125 ISO 100 Sony 90mm lens, Sony a7iii, 26 mm extension tubes and off camera flash godox v860ii S with a diffuser. Follow on Instagram for more: @rav.kark #nsw #sydney #nepaliphotographer #macro_freaks #db_macro #electric_macro #macrogrammers #shutterstock #shutterstockcontributor #ant #jumpingjack #jumpingant #insect_perfection #natureshots #MyrmeciaNigrocincta macro_captures #insects_of_our_world #sonyimages #macromood #electric_macro #macro_highlight #mta_macro #igbest_macros #ig_australia #macrophotography #macroworld #insectsofinstagram #top_macro #sonyalpha (at Wendy Whiteley Secret Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bru6tLch5ZW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jqgpb4vlfqub

[fulviomeloni]

Ooh, I wonder what's up there? by Mega-Pixie http://ift.tt/2mSrZq7 #macro

[fulviomeloni]

Leap tall buildings in a single bound by Mega-Pixie http://ift.tt/2gXJ1NW #macro