Otherworldly Ants (part 2)

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Acromyrmex versicolor - the desert leafcutter

Here's the original:

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photo details: Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens on a Canon 20D

f/13, 1/250 sec, ISO 100

MT24-EX twin flash diffused through tracing paper

Photoshop modification (top photo): desaturated yellows

increased contrast, burned edges, and added noise

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