Darren Post's photostream  

F11.0 - 1/100 - ISO 100 - MT-24EX with Diffusers - MP-E 65mm

Those do look like aphid legs up there between the ants mandibles...
There wasn't too much aphid excretion going on, hungry ant perhaps.

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F11.0 - 1/100 - ISO 100 - MT-24EX with Diffusers - MP-E 65mm

I find it quite challenging to photograph ants.
Not because they're small but being black it's hard to get the light right.
Oh, and they're not still for very long.

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F11.0 - 1/100 - ISO 100 - MT-24EX with Diffusers - MP-E 65mm

Same ant as above, I watched him at 4X drinking the sweet rewards provided from the aphids.

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F11.0 - 1/100 - ISO 100 - MT-24EX with Diffusers - MP-E 65mm

Having an artistic day I guess ... more Fractalius Filter fun.

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F2.8 - 1/250 - ISO 100 - MT-24EX with Diffusers - MP-E 65mm

Raining outside so decided to play around in photoshop instead.
This is the result of Fractalius, Selective Color, Sharpen ... and countless other layers until I was happy.

This one is best viewed large :-)
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