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I Dissected a Dead Camponotus Queen

Started By drtrmiller , Sep 12 2019 11:57 PM

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#1 Offline drtrmiller - Posted September 12 2019 - 11:57 PM

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A Camponotus queen died mysteriously, leaving several workers and plenty of brood of all stages.  It weighed 64 mg right before I dissected it.

 

Inside, I found hardened material which I suspect is crystalized sugar from her last meals, and a bunch of fuzzy fungus which had created some hollow sections inside the dead ant.

 

 

 


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#2 Offline Hightlyze - Posted September 13 2019 - 1:07 AM

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What do you use to pic that?

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#3 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted September 13 2019 - 6:35 AM

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Did the fungus kill the queen?

What do you use to pic that?


A microscope.

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#4 Offline Hightlyze - Posted September 13 2019 - 6:50 AM

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Did the fungus kill the queen?

What do you use to pic that?


A microscope.

 

what kind because idk how to take photos from a microscope.


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#5 Offline Mercutia - Posted September 13 2019 - 7:00 AM

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How soon after her dying did you dissect her?


#6 Offline drtrmiller - Posted September 13 2019 - 7:22 AM

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How soon after her dying did you dissect her?

 

I think less than 48 hours.  I suspect it was the pathogen that killed her from the inside, as externally she was pristine.


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#7 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted September 13 2019 - 7:22 AM

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Did the fungus kill the queen?

What do you use to pic that?


A microscope.
what kind because idk how to take photos from a microscope.

There are a few types you could use. Most microscopes don't have cameras in the lens, like I assume this one has. You'd have to look online.

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#8 Offline jcisopodgang - Posted September 13 2019 - 2:12 PM

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Nice pictures


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