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Terrific photos, Donn! Excellent micro lens.

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Thanks Alex! Actually, it's not a special lens. It's my Sony DSC-RX10M4, zoomed in. The Virginia Spring Beauty, for example, was shot at about 180mm equivalent. And 1/800 sec to keep the breeze from bothering the focus. f/4.0

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Thanks. Got it. Really great job on the photos.

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So, you should have asked the ant it's name. If it said Karen, you could be sure of the species.

Sorry, but not sorry.

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I asked, but it was in a hurry and didn't respond. Places to go, things to do. And hey, let's not disparage _all people_ named Karen! I've met some nice people who carry the burden of that name!

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Ah, I was too subtle.

Karen Carpenter.

Of the Carpenters.

Sorry.

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And I was too dense!!!

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I thought about mentioning the name Richard as well, but I think that worker ants are all female, so it didn't make logical sense. But it might have made the joke more obvious. Oh well.

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