Gabriel N

The images and animations in this article are amazing. I’ve never seen anything like it.

Entomologists Use a Particle Accelerator to Image Ants at Scale https://flip.it/XJprtZ

#ants #enthomology cc @futurebird

Antscan's 3D Scanning Reveals Ant Anatomy

How does a particle accelerator help us understand ants like never before?

IEEE Spectrum
Mar 5 at 11:28amIceCubesApp
Show threadaterMar 5
@wtrmt @futurebird On a semi-related note, the Berlin Naturkundemuseum has a fantastic giant model of an ant eating some honeydew that I spent quite a bit of time looking at. The ant is about the size of a beagle and beautifully detailed.
Show threadShyamalMar 5

@ater @wtrmt @futurebird

Would be nice to get more biographical details of the artist added into the entry at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Keller_(sculptor)

Alfred Keller (sculptor) - Wikipedia

Show threadBytebro 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇬🇱Mar 5

@ater

Like that.

I recall reading a thing on a speculative-sciency blog some years ago that basically suggested that if ants had all the attributes we know, but were the size of Jack Russell terriers (with speed and strength scaled accordingly), they'd likely be the dominant species on this planet.

Fairly silly nonsense, but made a fun seed idea for some scary #MicroFiction back when 🤔

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Show threadarmadillosoftMar 5

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Looks to me like it's a carnivorous ant...

Show threadKhleedrilMar 5
@ater @wtrmt @futurebird The honeydew is quite well represented, too...
Show threadEhay2kMar 5

@wtrmt @futurebird

This is amazing.

Should we be worried about creating giant mutant ants here? I'm getting comic book origin story vibes....

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