Zut alors! This blog seems to have developed a following of Frenchmen. The shame of it is, I studied French for 5 years in High School and don't remember a word of it.
The French ant-enthusiast forum Acideformik looks like a fine place to hang out on the intra-webs. Most online myrmecology forums are populated by 12 year-olds relating their experiences fighting red and black ants, or trying to trade in their allowance to import a colony of exotic bulldog ants (to kick the butts of both red and black ants, I gather). However, the French are over there having book discussions and contemplating the finer points of petiolar morphology. I'm jealous.
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Unfortunately we have some of these teenagers in France too...
We expect a lot of this blog. In fact, we hope that you will share some of your macrophoto tricks ...
:)
Thanks for your comments concerning us.
Hugo still believe in the Father Christmas:=)
Bonne continuation pour votre blog que nous suivrons avec grand intérêt!
Merci! I'm currently working on a couple of posts about photo technique that will be posted in the the next week or so, I think.
Great news!
we await this with a great interest.
I'm very pleased to see that an excellent photographer and macro-world specialist has a good opinion of the forum wich one I am member.
As Hugo and k2r said, we look forward your macrophoto tips ! Even if I unfortunatly, I will probably never be able to make such fabulous insect portraits...
Most importantly, please don't stop photographing ! It is always a high pleasure for me to discover your artwork.
One more time, congratulations.
as u can see
we made a new website , online french ants data base
http://www.antbase.fr/
with also a simplificated online french ants key
we are working on puting this in english too soon
regards