Asst Prof at Bath University (UK), studying cell morphology & mechanotransduction using high-content imaging. Painting cells in a rainbow of colors. (she/they)
Joined February 2020
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I think so! I have seen one of these recently but didn't know what it was. Very striking magenta.
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Delicious #sour beer (like a tart shandy!) and the tin looks like it's got #mitochondria. #ElectricBear
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Turns out the plant was infested with brown scale, a sap-sucking insect that secretes honeydew as it feeds. Ants are attracted to the sweet insect effluent, as seen by this ant lacking the scale bug.
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Ants were coming in from under the floor and congregating on this specific houseplant.
ALT Close-up of houseplant with six ants on it
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Having a delightful time playing with our new microscope #Zeiss CD7 widefield + Airyscan LSM confocal.
