Sunday 22 March 2015

High Hopes

It was the first Shropshire Invertebrate Group meeting of the year today, and we met up in the Wyre Forest to have a look around. Invertebrates were in short supply, with one notable exception. The wood ant Formica rufa was very busy, with this hug mass of insects.

Formica rufa

The closer you looked, the more ants there appeared to be...

Formica rufa

With the writhing mass creating a piece of natural art.

Formica rufa

This was as close I could get without ants crawling up my legs.

Formica rufa

I wouldn't be willing to bet against this lot being able to move a rubber tree plant.

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