Figure 1.
A pair of sperm bundles or spermatodesmata from Lasius pallitarsis, Phase Contrast (PC) microscopy.
Image captured with blue filter at approximately 400×. Horizontal scale bar represents 20 micrometers.
Figure 2.
Grouping of sperm bundles or spermatodesmata from Lasius pallitarsis, Differential Interference Contrast (DIC) microscopy.
Image captured at approximately 200×. Horizontal scale bar represents 50 micrometers.
Figure 3.
Close up view of Lasius sperm embedded in fibrous extracellular cap.
Gram's Stain preparation, HMC at approximately 1000× (400× with 2.5× setting on Zeiss Optivar Magnification Changer). Horizontal scale bar represents 10 micrometers.