Microscopical observations of the development of the ant Anonymous
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Microscopical observations of the development of the ant
Illustrations accompanying a letter describing Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's microscopical observations, dated 9 September 1687. The illustrations show: a fully-formed ant inside an egg, as (incorrectly) observed by J F Griendelius and illustrated in his work Micrographia Nova (Nuremberg, 1687) (fig. 1); an ant egg (fig. 2); ant larva developing in an egg (fig. 3); a dead ant larva inside a partially dried egg (fig. 4); ant larvae (figs. 5 and 6); the ant's sting (fig. 7); and red ants (Myrmica rubra), actual size (fig. 8.
Original: engraving. 1687
- Image reference: RS-9109
- The Royal Society
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