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Blood streaks down the wall beneath a shrine.2016-01-13T22:37:56+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2016/01/05/the-big-story/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/alchemist.jpgalchemistThe whole universe conspires...2016-01-16T19:06:24+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2015/08/31/learning-to-look-lessons-from-the-life-drawing-class/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cover.jpgRough life drawingLearning to look: Lessons form the life drawing classhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/grass.jpgSketch of people snoozing on the grass in Seville, SpainSeeing the unseen - snoozers in the grass.https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sketch4.jpgSketch4Life drawing without looking at the page.https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/donkey.jpgDonkey in Marrakech, MroccoSketch of a donkey in Marrakech, Moroccohttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/doorway.jpgSketch of a doorway in Alfama, LisbonInk sketch or a doorway in Lisbon's ancient Alfama districthttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sketch3.jpgSketch3Not quite in proportion... yet somehow quite human2015-08-31T18:56:26+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/05/20/a-modern-fairytale-part-ii/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/arcoiris.jpgRainbow over Chiloe Island, ChileA rainbow stretches over Chiloe Island, Chilehttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/vegetation.jpgStrange vegetation on Chiloe Island, ChileStrange vegetation on Chiloe Island, Chilehttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/boat.jpgThe fishing village of Quicavi, Chiloe, ChileA fisherman's boat pulls up to the harbour in Quicavi, Chiloe2015-08-06T13:07:49+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/05/24/friday-photo-the-sloth/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sloth.jpgBoy hunter with sloth in Esmeraldas, EcuadorAn Afroecuadorian boy shows us the sloth he has hunted in the Choco rainforest, Esmeraldas, Ecuador2015-08-06T13:07:14+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/05/31/friday-photo-the-desert-elephant/2015-08-06T13:06:29+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/06/06/the-batwa-ugandas-first-people/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/batwatrail_mother1_vickibrown.jpgBatwa mother and baby in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, UgandaA Batwa mother and her baby watch the performance outside the Garama Cave,https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/batwa-2.jpgBatwa kids at the homestead in Kisoro, UgandaThe Batwa homestead near Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda (left), a little Batwa girl stands outside her home (right)https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_9706.jpgBatwa tribe members make fire in UgandaBatwa guides work together to make fire in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Ugandahttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/batwa-1.jpgBatwa Trail guide demonstrates hunting techniques in UgandaGeorge is happy to be back in his forest (left); and dangling from a tree after spearing an imaginary buffalo (right)https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_9654.jpgBatwa homestead just outside Mgahinga Gorilla National ParkThe Batwa homestead looks across the beautiful landscapes of Kisoro district, in the Rift Valleyhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_9311.jpgVirunga Volcanoes in southwestern UgandaView of the Virunga Volcanoes, southwestern Uganda2015-08-06T13:06:08+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/06/07/friday-photo/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cuba-car.jpg1950s car in Havana, Cuba1950s car in Havana, Cuba2015-08-06T13:05:45+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/06/14/friday-photo-the-bolivian-amazon/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/amazon-bird.jpgSunset over the Amazon in Rurrenabaque, BoliviaA red bird at sunset over the Amazon. Rurrenabaque, Bolivia2015-08-06T13:05:06+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/07/05/friday-photo-hagia-sophia-istanbul/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hagia-sofia.jpgHagia Sofia sunset, Istanbul, TurkeyThe Hagia Sophia viewed at sunset from my rooftop room in Istanbul, Turkey2015-08-06T13:04:27+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/07/03/loco-locals-and-pickled-expats-life-in-the-tropics/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_6402.jpgTropical island from the airWhat paradise looks like from above?https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/starfish.jpgStarfish in the CaribbeanStarfish in the warm waters of the Caribbeanhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_6832.jpgNavigating one of the island's rivers in a cayucoNavigating one of the island's rivers in a cayucohttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_6814.jpgIMG_6814https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5721.jpgIMG_57212015-08-06T13:04:03+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/06/21/friday-photo-namibias-sea-of-sand/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sand-sea.jpgNamib Desert - UNESCO World Heritage SiteNamibia's sand sea - the coastal Namib Desert - becomes a UNESCO World Heritage Site2015-08-06T13:03:33+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/03/09/the-hunters-and-the-hunted/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/road.jpgOn safari in UgandaElephants cross the road during a safari in Uganda's Murchison Falls National Parkhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/peter.jpgSleepy lion in UgandaPeter the lion relaxes after a mealhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/buffalo.jpgBuffalo in Uganda2015-08-06T12:13:46+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2015/08/05/bo-kaaps-true-colours/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5934.jpgView from Bo-Kaap across Cape TownView from Bo-Kaap, the Cape Malay district, across Cape Townhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_59121.jpgAtlas Trading, Bo-Kaap's famous spice shopAtlas Trading, Bo-Kaap's famous spice shophttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5912.jpgAtlas Trading, Bo-Kaap's famous spice shopAtlas Trading, Bo-Kaap's famous spice shophttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5917.jpgBo-Kaap rooftopSun drenched rooftops of Bo-Kaaphttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5928.jpgBo-Kaap, Cape TownBo-Kaap, Cape Town's Cape Malay district, is silled with colourful Georgian houses2018-04-30T06:47:14+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/07/18/apartness-and-forgiveness-in-a-namibian-township/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/drc-gardens.jpgWell-tended gardens in the DRC, MondesaWell-tended gardens in the DRC, Mondesahttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/aerial.jpgAerial view of Swakopmund's townships, NamibiaFlying over Namibia's coastline, Mondesa is the grid-like district at the top, while the slum district of the DRC is visible to the top left, sprawling out into the Namib Deserthttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/food.jpgOvambo food served in Mondesa township, Swakopmund, Namibiahttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/water.jpgA boy stands by a water pump in Swakopmund, NamibiaA boy stands by a pre-paid water pump in the impoverished DRC region of Mondesa townshiphttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/language.jpgDamara language lesson in Swakopmund, NamibiaA lesson in Damara clicks in the DRChttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/damara.jpgMeeting a Damara chief in Swakopmund, NamibiaOma Lina, Damara chief, welcomes me into her home in Mondesa township, Swakopmundhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/herero.jpgVisiting a Herero house in Mondesa, Swakopmund, NamibiaTrying on traditional Herero dress in Mondesa with my elegant Herero hostesshttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/view.jpgDemocratic Resettlement Community, SwakopmundMondesa's slum district, the DRC, stretches into the Namib Desert2015-08-05T22:05:10+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/07/19/friday-photo-the-bolivian-boy/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bolivian-boy.jpgBoy running in Uyuni, BoliviaA boy runs in the sunlight in Uyuni, Bolivia2016-07-19T19:31:52+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/07/26/friday-photo-windows-on-the-malecon-havana/2015-08-05T21:59:03+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/08/02/friday-photo-food-market-in-cap-haitien-haiti/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/marche-cap-haitien.jpgFood market in Cap Haitian, HaitiFood market in Cap Haitian, Haiti2015-08-05T21:50:15+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/05/22/into-the-world-of-the-himba/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/journey.jpgTravelling through the Kunene/Damaraland, NamibiaThe harsh terrain of the Kunene in northwestern Namibia2021-02-10T10:02:11+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/05/30/my-five-most-memorable-forms-of-transport/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/llama3.jpgLlama riding through the Andes of EcuadorQuechua family travelling with llamas through Tigua, in the Ecuadorian Andeshttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/quadbikeoryx.jpgQuad biking and an oryx in Namiba's Namib DesertLeft: La Nomadita gets to grips with her quad bike. Right: Not what you want to run in front of your vehicle.https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bodaboda.jpgA man carries a calf on a boda boda, One of my favourite boda boca stories - the man with the calf. Image from Uganda's New Vision newspaperhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/llama2.jpgRiding llamas in the Ecuadorian AndesLeft: La Nomadita wonders what to hold onto during a llama ride in Ecuador. Right: the local Quichua show me how it's donehttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/raft.jpgMaking a raft in the jungle of Esmeraldas, EcuadorGeovenny makes a raft in the Choco rainforest, Ecuadorhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/teleferico.jpgView from Quito's TeleferiQoView over the city of Quito, Ecuador, from the TeleferiQo cable car.2015-08-05T21:33:10+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/06/13/wolwedans-a-lesson-in-sustainability-in-the-desert/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/table.jpgCandlelit dinner at Wolwedans Dunes Lodge, NamibiaNatural lighting is both environmentally-friendly and attractive. Wolwedans Dunes Lodge, Namibiahttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/nursery.jpgPlant nursery at Wolwedans Dunes Lodge, NamibiaSeed harvesting is starting to take place in the plant nursery, Wolwedans Dunes Lodge, Namibiahttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/greenhouses.jpgGreenhouses at Wolwedans Dunes Lodge, NamibiaSalads and herbs are grown in the shaded greenhouses at Wolwedans' main lodge in the Namib Desert, Namibiahttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/panels.jpgSolar panels at Wolwedans Dune Lodge, NamibiaSolar panels soak up the desert sun at the main lodge in Wolwedans Dune Lodge, Namibiahttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/oryx.jpgView of Namib Desert with oryx, from Wolwedans Dune Lodge, NamibiaWolwedans camps are located in the middle of the Namib, and visitors can enjoy the incredible scenery as well as plenty of visiting oryx.https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/lodge.jpgChalets at Wolwedans Dune Lodge, NamibiaOpen-sided chalets atretch out across the Namibi Desert at Wolwedans Dune Lodge, Namibiahttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/lodge2.jpgWolwedans Dune LodgeThe main lodge site at Wolwedans Dune Lodge, Namibia2015-08-05T21:21:54+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/07/25/you-have-watches-we-have-time/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cuban-window.jpgWindows on the Malecon, Havana, CubaWindows on the Malecon, Havana, Cubahttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/owino.jpgChaos in Uganda's Owino market, KampalaChaos in Uganda's Owino market, in downtown Kampalahttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/fisherman.jpgA fisherman casts his net in Lake Victoria, UgandaA fisherman casts his net in Lake Victoria, Ugandahttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/matooke.jpgMatooke - green plantain - in a Ugandan marketTraders sell the ubiquitous matooke - green plantain - in a Ugandan markethttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/food1.jpgFood stall in Kampala's Owino market, UgandaFood stall in Kampala's Owino market, Uganda2015-08-05T21:17:07+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2015/07/09/the-alternative-exchange/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1362.jpgSweet treats from the jungleOther jungle treats I sometimes received in exchange for classes: chestnuts, coconut, chocolate.https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/allotmentveg.jpgOddly shaped veg pulled straight from the allotmentKnobbly veg - my payment for wifihttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/breadfromvilma.jpgVilma's freshly baked bread in EcuadorVilma's freshly baked bread in Ecuador2015-07-09T17:43:36+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/08/09/friday-photo-the-memory-tin/2013-10-04T12:28:49+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/08/08/of-all-the-places-in-the-world-why-haiti/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/cap-haitian-view.jpgView of Cap Haitian, HaitiView over the picturesque northern city of Cap Haitian, with the cathedralhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/cormier-beach.jpgEmpty Caribbean beach in Northern HaitiFrom one cliche to another - outside the slums Haiti is still a picturesque Caribbean island.https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/haiti-stamp.jpgHaiti Passport StampThe offending Haitian entry stamp2013-08-08T21:25:38+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/05/01/the-leopard-situation/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/leopard.jpgLeopard in AfriCat, NamibiaThe killing machine: the leopard locks its gaze on its prey in Okonjima https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tracker.jpgTracking cheetah at AfriCat, NamibiaTracking radio collared cheetahs in Okonjima Reservehttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cheetah.jpgCheetah at AfriCat, NamibiaCoco the cheetah watches her trackers in Okonjima Reserve2013-08-08T10:03:31+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/05/15/a-modern-fairytale-part-i/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/palafitos.jpgHouses on stilts over a bay in Chiloe, ChileTraditional houses on Chiloe are built on stilts and known as "palafitos".https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ocean.jpgSouthern Pacific Ocean, Chiloe IslandThe stormy southern Pacific Ocean crashes onto the beach of Chiloe island, Chilehttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/hostel-view.jpgView from Hostel Austral on Chiloe island, ChileThe foggy view from my guesthouse in Ancud, Chiloe2013-05-20T11:18:40+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/05/17/friday-photo-the-himba/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/himba.jpgHimba woman in her hut, NamibiaA Himba woman sits in her hut in Kunene, northwestern Namibia2026-01-20T09:17:36+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/05/10/friday-photo-bolivia-this-is-their-land/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bolivia.jpgWelcome to BoliviaWelcome to Bolivia. Crossing into southern Bolivia from Chile across the high Andes.2013-05-10T23:07:19+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2012/11/20/the-accidental-sandboarder/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sand.jpgSandboarding in Swakopmund, NamibiaSandboarding down the dunes in Swakopmund, Namibiahttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pally.jpgPally makes the Namibia hand signalhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/me.jpgI was sandboarding!https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/header.jpgSand Dunes at Swakopmundhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bodyboard.jpgBodyboarding down the Swakop dunes2013-05-06T22:51:19+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/03/18/an-ebony-underworld-the-nighttime-amazon/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/amazon-bird.jpgAmazon sunsetDusk falls over the Bolivian Amazonhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2346.jpgJavier, our Tacana guideJavier guides us through the Amazon during daylighthttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2343.jpgWIld flora in the AmazonPlants attacking plants in the Bolivian Amazonhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2385.jpgIMG_2385The Amazon turns dark2013-05-06T22:31:20+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/05/03/friday-photo-the-boys-of-wimbi/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wimbi-boys.jpgThe boys of Wimbi, EsmeraldasAfroecuadorian boys in Wimbi, Esmeraldas, Ecuador2013-05-06T13:34:20+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/04/25/florence-the-modern-city-part-2/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0184.jpgView of Florence from the Cathedral bell towerView of Florence from the Cathedral bell towerhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0102.jpgPonte Vecchio, FlorenceLights illuminate the windows of the Ponte Vecchio jewellers at dusk.2022-10-08T21:49:34+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/02/27/home-from-home-in-cuba/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/cuba.jpgMy new Cuban family in HavanaCuban homestay family in the casa particular in Havana, Cuba2013-04-30T22:56:49+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/04/26/photo-friday-the-cuban-tobacco-farmer/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/puro.jpgSmoking a Cuban cigar with the tobacco farmerSmoking a Cuban cigar on a tobacco farm in Vinales, western Cuba2014-09-22T20:28:52+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/04/22/florence-the-modern-city-part-1/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/duomo.jpgFlorence Cathedral by nightFlorence Cathedral by nighthttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/noas-house.jpgNoa's House, FlorenceNoa's house as shown on Airbnb2013-04-22T11:04:19+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/03/21/juan-the-shaman/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/embers.jpgEmbersPhoto by mikemol, via Creative Commons2013-03-29T12:14:07+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2013/03/12/desert-abstraction-flying-over-namibia/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_1995.jpgIMG_1995https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_1976.jpgIMG_1976https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_1974.jpgFlying over the Namibian coastNamibia's treacherous coastline, viewed from the airhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_1928.jpgSkeleton Coast from the airThe endless dunes of the Skeleton Coasthttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_1907.jpgIMG_1907https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_1899.jpgIMG_1899https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20-damaraland.jpg20 Damaralandhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/16-walvis-bay-salt-works.jpg16 Walvis Bay Salt workshttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/14-flamingoes-in-sandwich-bay.jpgFlamingoes fly over Sandwich HarbourSeen from above, a flock of flamingoes fly over Sandwich Bay before the rainy season pushes them inlandhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-wreck-of-eduard-bohlen.jpg12 Wreck of Eduard Bohlen2013-06-25T08:40:21+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2012/09/30/the-sacred-lake-of-sky/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/laguna-cuicocha2.jpgLaguna Cuicocha, EcuadorLaguna Cuicocha floats close to the sky near Otavalo, northern Ecuadorhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/laguna-cuicocha.jpgLaguna Cuicocha, EcuadorCuicocha Lake floats close to the skyhttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_4203.jpgLaguna Cuicocha, EcuadorThe lake, which is at 3100m above sea level, appears to be filled with the sky.2013-03-10T18:57:02+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2012/09/30/bad-for-bugs/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/citronella.jpgHomemade insect repellent with citronella oil and rosemaryHomemade citronella and rosemary insect repellent2013-03-10T18:32:49+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2012/09/30/fernando-a-foot-and-a-flood/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/foot.jpgMy drawing of a footThe foot I drew on during a hailstorm in Quito, Ecuador2013-03-10T18:31:04+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2012/09/30/the-worlds-greenest-bag/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/widecast-bag.jpgRecycled shopping bag2013-03-10T18:29:59+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2012/11/10/my-top-seven-ants/https://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/army-ants-ggallice.jpgArmy ants. Nothing gets in their way. Photo by ggalliceArmy ants in Central Americahttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/safari-ant-fwooper.jpgSafari Ant - the gourmet of the ant worldSafari ants are hilarious - as long as it's not you they're attackinghttps://lanomadita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bullet-ant-ggalice.jpgBullet AntBullet ant in Costa Rica, by ggalice2013-03-10T18:29:02+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.com/2012/11/17/at-the-namibian-carwash/2012-11-17T20:32:45+00:00monthlyhttps://lanomadita.comdaily1.02026-01-20T09:17:36+00:00