Today in class, I was able to view a twitching ant using the foldscope. With the foldscope, I could clearly see the ant’s eyes and watch its legs and muscles twitch. It was a bit difficult getting the ant onto the slide, so I had to crush it a bit in order to secure it on the slide and lay the cover slip on top. I thought it was super cool how much detail on the ant’s body and inside of it I could see when shining a light onto the slide and viewing it through the foldscope.


 Here is a really interesting video I took that includes the movement of the ant’s legs:
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