There was an example above showing a chain of four. However, that was solely fungi and a host plant, so if a virus and virophage were included in the chain that could get us to six …
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I didn’t notice this ant until I was going through my images on a computer. Both the leaf-footed bug and the ant are apparently sucking on the plant’s juices. This is a cropped version of the photo I used for the observation of the leaf-footed bug.
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In the background of this observation, a Spotted Sandpiper can be seen!
This sandpiper was at this pond for around a month. I saw it one three separate occasions. It couldn’t help but photobomb!
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You’re not the only one who has been photobombed by spotted sandpipers. A month ago I photographed a jacana and then realized there was one of these professional photobombers sneaked in.
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They’re so full of character, they can photobomb any photo they want!
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keeled treehopper with ant moving over it. don’t know if the ant is a herder or just passing through.
would have discarded this one if not for the hitch hikers (?) just above the swamp sparrow’s eye. mites? ticks?
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Amazing shot!
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Mallards hiding behind a another mallard (not a goose).
Not sure if this counts, but here’s a Eurasian collared dove right in front of a flock of captive flamingos.
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All of them are mallards on your pic.
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Yeah, it’s not a goose.
Oops! My bad. Is it a different breed?
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It’s a domestic duck, not sure about those in the background, the right one looks quite light, but can be just because of moult.
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You’ve got a wild-type Mallard on left, maybe a Buff Orpington in the middle, and an American Pekin on the right.
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Thanks! I don’t know too much about duck breeds.
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Like eating a case of tic tacs!
Orchid flower closeups I took in the last 3 weeks or so often seem to have the tiniest insects on them… the entire insect maybe 1 or 2 mm long…
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