Thursday, 17 November 2016

SEM picture of an ant carrying a LIGA micro gear


SEM picture of an ant carrying a LIGA micro gear
This picture made the cover of Scientific American Magazine in November 1992 (G. Stix, Scientific American 267, 5 (1992)).

https://www.scientificamerican.com/magazine/sa/1992/11-01/

#biodiversity   #ants   #SEM   #coolcritters
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3 comments:

  1. Magnus Lewan17 November 2016 at 22:27

    Cute! I also remember a photo of an ant with a microchip back in the seventies. It may perhaps have been the last one on this page: https://chemoton.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/microscopic-landscapes/
    chemoton.wordpress.com - Microscopic landscapes – from tiny Biology to Computer Science

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  2. gordon hoselton18 November 2016 at 04:42

    How completely droll....... amazing , in 1992...
    Couldn't get his bearing so he got the gears....

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  3. Manny Kim18 November 2016 at 15:27

    Yikes, that's creepy

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