Macro Monday Knows The Definition Of Formication

OH GOD HE’S AS BIG AS A ROTTWEILER

IT’S A MONSTER

IT’S CLICKING AT ME

SEND BORAX AND SUGAR

Fine, no, he’s not some gi-hugic ant, it’s just an ant at the end of my macro lens. This one is Camponotus pennsylvanicus — the black carpenter ant. And of course he’s just here, surely excited to revel in tomorrow’s release of Invasive. And hey, did you see there’s a contest?

There’s a contest. A photo contest! Details here.

Also, speaking of ants, I highly recommend this fascinating article on the Argentine ant — an invasive species, hint hint — at Ars Technica by the awesome Annalee Newitz.

See you tomorrow for the release of Invasive…

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