Alex Wild @alexwild@mastodon.online · activity timestamp 2 months ago It's that time of the year when the rotting Halloween pumpkins start delivering tremendous bug content. I got these shots of Pheidole dentata ants successfully hunting fruit fly adults and larvae in the muck. #Insects #Nature #Pheidole #Ants Read more Read less Translate 2 media alt Macro photo of a small shiny brown ant holding a yellowish maggot in its jaws as it walks over an orange substrate, with some mold fruiting at lower right. Macro photo of a small shiny brown ant holding a yellowish maggot in its jaws as it walks over an orange substrate, with some mold fruiting at lower right. alt Macro photo of a slender, shiny ant holding the bent wing of an orange, striped Drosophila tripunctata fruit fly, and dragging the insect across a rough orange substrate. Macro photo of a slender, shiny ant holding the bent wing of an orange, striped Drosophila tripunctata fruit fly, and dragging the insect across a rough orange substrate. Reply Boost Quote pending approval Like More actions Copy link Flag this post Block
alt Macro photo of a small shiny brown ant holding a yellowish maggot in its jaws as it walks over an orange substrate, with some mold fruiting at lower right. Macro photo of a small shiny brown ant holding a yellowish maggot in its jaws as it walks over an orange substrate, with some mold fruiting at lower right.
alt Macro photo of a slender, shiny ant holding the bent wing of an orange, striped Drosophila tripunctata fruit fly, and dragging the insect across a rough orange substrate. Macro photo of a slender, shiny ant holding the bent wing of an orange, striped Drosophila tripunctata fruit fly, and dragging the insect across a rough orange substrate.
