rhytidoponera metallica from Australia.. I love the metallic reflections of this ant... you can’t see anything with the naked eye as this ant is so small but the magnification brings out all these fantastic details
the cleaning was very long and difficult ( more than 3 hours ) because grains of pollen and dirt were embedded in all the hollows of the surface but I am quite happy with the result
Nikon D850
Nikon APO 10x lens
Nikon pb-5 bellows
stackshot rail
DIY lght and diffuser
450 pictures stacked with Heliconfocus
Lightroom
the cleaning was very long and difficult ( more than 3 hours ) because grains of pollen and dirt were embedded in all the hollows of the surface but I am quite happy with the result
Nikon D850
Nikon APO 10x lens
Nikon pb-5 bellows
stackshot rail
DIY lght and diffuser
450 pictures stacked with Heliconfocus
Lightroom