|
Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 17, 2019 9:04:02 GMT
Some full HD footage of Weaver Ants up close. These are called "hantik" in Pilipino and "abuos" in Ilocano.
I had to shoot many of the clips in 240 fps so it's easier for the eye to catch the twitchy movements of these amazing insects.
From Wikipedia:
"Oecophylla smaragdina (common names include weaver ant, green ant, green tree ant, and orange gaster) is a species of arboreal ant found in tropical Asia and Australia. These ants form colonies with multiple nests in trees, each nest being made of leaves stitched together using the silk produced by the ant larvae."
Shooting info - filmed in natural habitat at northern Philippines on October 13, 2019, Sony RX10 IV, Uniqball UBH45 + Manfrotto 455B tripod, manual exposure in available light.
Music - "Forest of Fear" by Aakash Gandhi and "Clover 3" by Vibe Mountain.
|
|
|
Post by Bobby Kintanar on Oct 18, 2019 3:11:13 GMT
Hehehe, I didn't know that Ants would make for such dramatic shots! Gotta love that Sony and the Audio BG for this clip!
|
|
|
Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 18, 2019 11:48:24 GMT
Thanks, Ka Bobby. Macro video gives me something to do now that I can no longer go out on birding trips that often.
|
|