Insects from different places in Colombia

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These are quite common but I could never find the trees that they were actually cutting the leaves from - which meant I had to get on my knees to photograph them. I wish I had photographed more of them now.
Leafcutter Ant, Parque de las garzas, Valle de Cauca, Cali, Colombia
The real size is 5.77 mm, magnification is 1.4

IMG_9814_Leaf_cutter_Ant by davholla2002, on Flickr

Ant, (Pseudomyrmex boopis)Parque de las Garzas, Valle de Cauca, Colombia
The real size is 3.97 mm, magnification is 2.8

IMG_9804_Ant by davholla2002, on Flickr

Fly in the restaurant, El Dorado, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

The real size is 6.54 mm, magnification is 1.4
IMG_0087_Fly by davholla2002, on Flickr


Moth, in the restaurant, El Dorado, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia
The real size is 6.11 mm, magnification is 1.4

IMG_0097_Moth by davholla2002, on Flickr
 
Look at the jaws on the first ant, scary stuff!

Good set ;)
 
Good finds and captures David. I like the first one, those ant jaws are impressive. Well done :D
 
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