In December 2022, I was lucky enough to travel to Thailand, Singapore, and Australia. On the first day, Mom and I went for an ant walk and found dozens of species. One of those species was the ubiquitous Ghost ant (Tapinoma melanocephalum).
While I had seen workers before, I hadn’t yet caught a glimpse of a queen. Crossing a bridge, I noticed an extensive trail of ghost ant workers moving to a new nest. After taking some photos, I moved on to find other ants. However, when I returned 20 minutes later, I spotted a queen among the workers. Upon seeing this, I immediately resumed photographing the trail of ants. Despite being only 2.5 millimeters, the queens were frustratingly fast, making it incredibly hard to obtain clear images of them.
I tried to take a clear photo by moving the camera with the ants, but it was incredibly blurry. This was mainly due to how fast the ants were moving.
More posts about this trip are coming soon.