Spider Ant was moving too much even for a monopod so not really crisp

[JBW]

[Shadowman]

Nice effort.

[Dave Humphries]

~ so not really crisp

Not bad Brian, considering.

I like the composition/crop.

Cheers, Dave

[Geoff F]

Tip of the abdomen may be fractionally out of focus, as often happens with macro shots, but the main areas are fine.

[James G]

Brian, nice shot, wow your ants are big!
I don't know if this would work with your species, but I noticed that trying to capture wood ants here in the UK that they often stop when flashed. So, if your lens is reasonably 'fast' you get a second chance. Otherwise it really is a question of focussing to a point you think they might move through and go for a 'burst '.

[JBW]

Brian, nice shot, wow your ants are big!
I don't know if this would work with your species, but I noticed that trying to capture wood ants here in the UK that they often stop when flashed. So, if your lens is reasonably 'fast' you get a second chance. Otherwise it really is a question of focussing to a point you think they might move through and go for a 'burst '.

I could have used a burst. But look again at the title... Spider Ant. Count the legs and look at the eyes it really is a spider that looks like an ant.

[JBW]

Not bad Brian, considering.

I like the composition/crop.

Cheers, Dave

Composition/crop and colours, basically my post processing skills are what I am working on. Once I polish them up a whole bunch it will be time to go shopping for lenses.

[James G]

Count the legs

Duh! And I've been doing well with spiders this year too!

[JBW]

Duh! And I've been doing well with spiders this year too!

don't feel too bad they really do look like ants.

[Dave Humphries]

Count the legs

I make it seven

So what does that make it; a spant or an anpider

[JBW]

I make it seven

So what does that make it; a spant or an anpider

you are right but you can see where the 8th one was.