In our meadow there is a large anthill, the inhabitants of which are very different in their disposition and behavior from ordinary small ants. I often stop there to watch them swarming on the top of the anthill and try to take pictures. But in such conditions it is not possible to make a good macro, and therefore one day I brought two ants home for a photo shoot.
While carrying them in a jar, its walls were fairly fogged up, which is surprising, because it was completely dry at first. It is unclear how two ants could create such humidity...
This is the very anthill where I observe them.
When I managed to take the photo that you see above, then I was finally able to find this ant in the determinant and find out about the status of its value for Nature.
It turned out that this is a Small forest ant, very kind, intelligent and useful. Here's what Wikipedia writes about him:
Small forest ants are included in the" Red List of Threatened Species " of the international Red List of the World Union for Conservation of Nature in the status of Lower Risk/near threatened (taxa close to the transition to the threatened group).
They are also protected by law in many European countries and are included in the regional Red Books. It is included in the list of rare animals of the Vladimir region, in the Red Book of the city of Moscow and in the Red Book of the Chelyabinsk region
The glass, under which I had to hold them to get interesting shots, also quickly fogged up, as did the jar. It's amazing that two such small creatures emit so much moisture into the atmosphere. There is something to think about here.
A lot of shots were shot with these ants and I treated them to cane sugar in gratitude for their patience. They didn't make any attempts to escape or bite me: they are very friendly and intelligent creatures. They knew that I had started all this for the cause and would soon return them to the anthill.
Camera used: Konica Minolta DIMAGE Z2
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