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Another sketch in the series I did for my 2010 art class, this time of an ant of the genus Myrmecia (commonly known as bulldog ants, or just bull ants). This ant genus is found almost exclusively in Australia, and is infamous for its venomous and potentially lethal sting. Ever since I learned of these ants when I was about seven years old, I've thought they are the cutest ants ever--but then, I've never been stung by one. My own character, Barisso, is partly based on a bull ant, as is evident from her mandibles.

For this drawing, I primarily used this photograph as a reference. I moved the first two legs in the background so that the ant's feet weren't hidden behind her thorax; in retrospect I should have changed the angle of the back leg in the background as well, since with no indication of what its foot is resting on, it looks like that leg is just floating in space.

Description
Another sketch in the series I did for my 2010 art class, this time of an ant of the genus Myrmecia (commonly known as bulldog ants, or just bull ants). This ant genus is found almost exclusively in Australia, and is infamous for its venomous and potentially lethal sting. Ever since I learned of these ants when I was about seven years old, I've thought they are the cutest ants ever--but then, I've never been stung by one. My own character, Barisso, is partly based on a bull ant, as is evident from her mandibles.

For this drawing, I primarily used this photograph as a reference. I moved the first two legs in the background so that the ant's feet weren't hidden behind her thorax; in retrospect I should have changed the angle of the back leg in the background as well, since with no indication of what its foot is resting on, it looks like that leg is just floating in space.