Red Ant Head
by Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/science Photo Library
Title
Red Ant Head
Artist
Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Western thatching ant head (Formica obscuripes). Formica obscuripes produces large mounds covered by small pieces of plant material. It feeds upon a number of insect species, consumes nectar from homopterous insects they tend, and occasionally eats plant tissue. Magnification: x11 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimetres.
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September 16th, 2018
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