Ants and Mushrooms - Black and White is a photograph by Nikolyn McDonald which was uploaded on December 8th, 2021.
Ants and Mushrooms - Black and White
Look closely. Do you see the two little ants, one on each mushroom? They are nibbling away at the caps and hauling the harvested bits off to their... more
Title
Ants and Mushrooms - Black and White
Artist
Nikolyn McDonald
Medium
Photograph
Description
Look closely. Do you see the two little ants, one on each mushroom? They are nibbling away at the caps and hauling the harvested bits off to their home. I came across them on a walk in Fontenelle Forest, a nature preserve in Bellevue, Nebraska, on the western bank of the Missouri River. The forest floor, covered with decaying leaves and bits of rotting wood, provides the perfect environment for fungi. In fact, I was so taken with this scene that I went back to the same spot the next day for more photos. By then the word had gotten out, there many more insects working away, and big hunks missing from the edge. I do have a color photo of that, too; do a search on "symbiosis" to find it.
Featured: The Grayscale Outdoors
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December 8th, 2021
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Comments (22)
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Nikolyn – your stunning scene has been selected as an Honorable Mention from the Go Take a Hike Photography Group’s Forest Black and White photo contest! It has been placed in the Special Recognition thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Rene Crystal
Nikolyn, this is such a fab capture and macro of the world that exists at our feet! So much activity on the forest floor. I love it in BW. Definitely an addition to my Fav collection!
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “The Gray Scale Outdoors” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
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