Photographer: René Krekels
Title: Wood Ants Firing Acid Secretion
Nationality: Dutch
Occupation: Biologist
René:
‘I had been studying the lifestyle of wood ants in the Netherlands for work when I noticed the defending ants of a very large ant’s nest seemed eager to scare me off by spraying acid towards me. Luckily it wasn’t that destructive, and it provided me with a great opportunity to photograph them defending the nest.’
@Madagascar_Sky This reminds me of a game called Samorost 3 (a point and click adventure puzzle). There is a section in it where if you click on enough termites they start to sing in unison (which attracts the flying queen and unlocks an in-game acheivement). :-)