I put out the drop rig to record owls but set it up during night and did not see that at the base of the pine was a wood ant nest. The recording was "ruined" by lots of wood ants going up the trunk during the night. Was unaware how much "noise" they create but it can perhaps be used as ASMR for relaxation :)

Nåsten, Uppsala. July 24, 2024
Zoom F3 + Clippy EM 272

(since all ants passed by only one of the microphones I converted the recording to mono)

Wood ants along a pine trunk

Field sound recordist and archivist of vanishing sounds in natural Iandscapes. Highly commended in the Sound of the Year Awards 2024 - Best Natural Sound.

Wood ants along a pine trunk

Bo Söderström