11 May 2011

Handstand

A fire ant appears to be pulling off a one-handed breakdance move on a log. The insect held the pose - known as a hand freeze in breakdancing circles - for 30 seconds. Robertus Agung Sudiatmokos photographed the unusual sight using a macro lens in the village of Cibinong, Indonesia.
Photo: Robertus Agung Sudiatmokos / CATERS, via The Telegraph.

7 comments:

  1. JonathanMay 11, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    How great is that?
    I would really like to know what the purpose of this pose is.

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  2. Confuzzled ShannonMay 11, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    Maybe Fire ants do yoga? ;->

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  3. PiperMay 11, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    En pointe

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  4. AnonymousMay 11, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    Not to be a buzzkill but it appears to be the work of an ant hanging by one leg and a creative photographer.

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  5. DubyaDMay 11, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    Yeah, the angle of the waist and abdomen coincide with Anonymous #1 explanation implicating a reversal of gravitational forces...

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  6. ChristianMay 13, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    Nahh, it's a Tai Chi ant - quite possibly a master of the early Wu style.

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  7. MinnesotastanMay 14, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    The more I think about it, the more I suspect the photographer inverted the image...

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