Ant, micrograph, 1664.

UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 17: Illustration from Robert Hooke's 'Micrographia'. Hooke (1635-1703) studied at Oxford University, where he met Robert Boyle and assisted him in the construction of an air pump for use in his experiments on the effects of reduced gas pressures. In 1660 he moved to London and became one of the founder members of the Royal Society, at which he held the post of 'Curator of Experiments'. 'Micrographia', the first important work on microscopy, was published in 1664 and contains illustrations of some of the specimens Hooke viewed under the compound microscope that he designed, as well as the microscope itself. This ant or pismire was given a gill of fortified wine by Hooke, so that he could study the insect without it moving. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 17: Illustration from Robert Hooke's 'Micrographia'. Hooke (1635-1703) studied at Oxford University, where he met Robert Boyle and assisted him in the construction of an air pump for use in his experiments on the effects of reduced gas pressures. In 1660 he moved to London and became one of the founder members of the Royal Society, at which he held the post of 'Curator of Experiments'. 'Micrographia', the first important work on microscopy, was published in 1664 and contains illustrations of some of the specimens Hooke viewed under the compound microscope that he designed, as well as the microscope itself. This ant or pismire was given a gill of fortified wine by Hooke, so that he could study the insect without it moving. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
Ant, micrograph, 1664.
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