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great shot - congrats ! ! !

it is a first time i'm viewing this shot and i like it very much ! congrats !

I did not mean disrespect to this challenge and participants… I was just checking time to time new entries (many of which you’ve disqualified…) and it amazed me how people did not read the title of...

beautiful shot ! congrats !

Placed 3^rd in the challenge.

Placed 2^nd in the challenge. C

Placed 3^rd in the challenge. C

thanks a lot Barretlight and Michel !

so many examples of outstanding portraiture (no pun intended!))

another outstanding take... (no pun intended!))

outstanding (no pun intended 8-) )

outstanding (pun 8-) )

thank you very much, Mohammed !

thank you very much, Willem !

thanks a lot Rodrigue and Xentinus !

lovely image

awesome work

lovely shot

lovely shot...

Placed 13^th in the challenge. Unlike many other ants, fire ants do not really bite, they sting. The fire ant will bite with its pinchers, but that is only to get a tight grip on you. Then they sting you from their abdomen and inject a toxic alkaloid venom called solenopsin. One welt can be the result of ten stings. They hold on with their pinchers and turn a circle, stinging you all around it. This can result in a pea sized welt. They can then move to a different area and continue stinging you. About 40% of people in infested areas, or more than 20 million, are bitten each year by fire ants.