A good way to get insects for photos is to rescue drowning ones from swimming pools and then let them dry out.
I assume that this is a social wasp
Wasp, rescued from a swimming pool, Cali, Valle de Cauca, Colombia
The real size is 7.02 mm, magnification is 1.4
IMG_9878_Wasp by davholla2002, on Flickr
Ant, Parque de las garzas, Cali, Valle de Cauca, Colombia
The real size is 1.65 mm, magnification is 4.61
IMG_9861_Ant by davholla2002, on Flickr
Ant, parque de las garzas, Cali, Valle de Cauca, Colombia
The real size is 1.95 mm, magnification is 3.08
IMG_9851_Ant by davholla2002, on Flickr
Ant, parque de las garzas, Cali, Valle de Cauca, Colombia
The real size is 1.95 mm, magnification is 3.08
IMG_9838_Ant by davholla2002, on Flickr
Termites are very frustrating - I found these under a stone. I saw lots of nests which were out of reach
Termite, Parque de las Garzas, Valle de Cauca, Colombia
The real size is 6.72 mm, magnification is 2.1
IMG_9828_Termite by davholla2002, on Flickr
IMG_9827_Termite by davholla2002, on Flickr
I assume that this is a social wasp
Wasp, rescued from a swimming pool, Cali, Valle de Cauca, Colombia
The real size is 7.02 mm, magnification is 1.4
IMG_9878_Wasp by davholla2002, on Flickr
Ant, Parque de las garzas, Cali, Valle de Cauca, Colombia
The real size is 1.65 mm, magnification is 4.61
IMG_9861_Ant by davholla2002, on Flickr
Ant, parque de las garzas, Cali, Valle de Cauca, Colombia
The real size is 1.95 mm, magnification is 3.08
IMG_9851_Ant by davholla2002, on Flickr
Ant, parque de las garzas, Cali, Valle de Cauca, Colombia
The real size is 1.95 mm, magnification is 3.08
IMG_9838_Ant by davholla2002, on Flickr
Termites are very frustrating - I found these under a stone. I saw lots of nests which were out of reach
Termite, Parque de las Garzas, Valle de Cauca, Colombia
The real size is 6.72 mm, magnification is 2.1
IMG_9828_Termite by davholla2002, on Flickr
IMG_9827_Termite by davholla2002, on Flickr