Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761
Red Wood Ant, Southern Wood Ant
Formica rufaLinnaeus, 1761 - Red Wood Ant, Southern Wood Ant, Worker - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver background

Image 0003: Worker - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver background

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Magnification macro-photographmacro-photograph
Photographed Arranged
Specimen prep Freshly pinned specimen
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Background silver background
Image post-processing Stacked image (45 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Faults Crop of 18D01D_5.
Equipment used Canon EOS700D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens
Magnification factor x5
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P135705
Found as Worker
Date 1 Apr 2018
OS grid ref SY89
Lat/Lon 50° 40' N, 2° 10' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Voucher 1 Apr 2018[D]
Record summary worker ant from nest in heap of needles
Return to Record page Formica rufa on 1 Apr 2018 at SY89 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Formica rufa
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