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Tending Aphids
Tending Aphids

This is a fun cross-view image, #7 in this series of 10, that showcases a carpenter ant tending a colony of aphids. The aphids are in the background with the focus on the ant and the leaf curled on top.

3D stereo pairs at this scale are a huge challenges because they push up against the limits of physics. Apertures of F/80 are difficult to see through, and require an obscene amount of light. Focus, framing, and illumination all make a live-action shot like this nearly impossible. Photographically speaking, that’s my playground!

Ants are known to tend aphid colonies to protect them. The ants seek “honeydew”, which is basically aphid pee, as a delicious and nutritious food source. The aphids expel waste liquid from the plants they are connected to, as the aphids seek nitrogen and other nutrients that are in shorter supply. This means they excrete this honeydew liquid which is rich in sugars – and the ants can’t get enough of it.

The ants protect the aphids, and in return the aphids produce honeydew for the ants. It’s an interesting symbiotic relationship and a fun thing to capture!

For information on how to cross your eyes to see this image properly, here’s a quick tutorial: www.neilcreek.com/2008/02/28/how-to-see-3d-photos/

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Taken on: June 25, 2016
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Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, 1/250 sec, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Exposure Time: 0.004 sec (1/250)
ISO: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: On, Fired
Exposure Program: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5 (Windows)
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