Forest Owl and Infestation - _TNY_6678

            As I was photographing this  forest giant owl butterfly (Caligo eurilochus) trying to dry its wings after getting out of its chrysalis, I noticed several of the annying ants which have made the butterfly house thier home.

The common red ant (Myrmica rubra) is annoying and bug the butterflies - which is why the chrysalides cabinet stands on two poles in a moat so the water keep the ants out.

I presume these ants have breached the defenses and gottin in off a leaf touching the top of the cabinet from above, but the disturbing part is that these ants are carrying eggs and larvae which I think they have made a foothold inside the cabinet.

I will try and contact the butterfly house and let them know they need to locate any potential nest inside the cabinet.

Taken in: Sweden / Stockholm / Haga (show map)

Taken on: February 27, 2024

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Canon

CanonEOS5Ds

5Ds

Haga Fjärilshus

Haga Ocean

butterfly house

tropical butterfly

insect

butterfly

Schmetterling

fjäril

papillon

Lepidoptera

Glossata

Rhopalocera

Sigma

Sigma 180mm f/3.5 APO Macro DG HSM

Sigma AF 180 mm f/ 3.5 APO Macro EX DG HSM

180mm

Sigma 180mm F3.5 EX DG

Caligo

eurilochus

Myrmica

rubra

eye spots

pale

ant

ants

myra

trädgårdsmyra

röd trädgårdsmyra

forest giant owl

owl butterfly

brown eyes

striped eyes

compound eyes

common red ant

European fire ant

Papilionoidea

Nymphalidae

brush-footed butterfly

Edelfalter

praktfjäril

Morphinae

Brassolini

Bananenfalter

ettermyra

Myrmicinae

Formicidae

Vespoidea

Aculeata

Apocrita

Hymenoptera

stekel

gaddstekel

midjestekel

Rote Gartenameise

Ameise

larv

larvae

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Sets appears in: • Haga Ocean Butterfly House • Ants more » • Butterflies « less

Groups appears in: • Sigma Lenses • Canon and Sigma more » • The Galaxy & Stars 1 (P1/C5 - No AI Images • Captured by SIGMA • CLOSE LOOK « less

Camera: Canon EOS 5DS, f/8.0, 1/4 sec, 180mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5DS
Lens:	180mm
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.25 sec (1/4)
Focal Length:	180mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 23.3 (Windows)
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