Here are four fragments of mitochondrial DNA:
1. GGATTAATTGGATCCTCTATGAGTATAATTATCCGATTAGAACTAGGCTCATG
2. ATCATCAATAAGAATAATTATTCGAATTGAATTAGGATCCTGTGGATCCATTA
3. TATAAGATTTTGACTCTTACCACCTTCCATTACTCTTTTACTTTTAAGAAATTT
4. TCAATAAGAATATTAATTCGTTTAGAACTAGGAACATGTAATTCCATTATCAAT
And here are the eyes of four ants:
To win all 10 points for tonight’s mystery, be the first to correctly pair each sequence with its eye.
The cumulative points winner across all mysteries for the month of February will win their choice of 1) any 8×10-sized print from my insect photography galleries, or 2) a guest post here on Myrmecos.
Good luck!
1: D electric ant (Wasmannia auropunctata)
2: A Pseudomyrmex gracilis
3: C Formica sanguinea
4: B Proceratium avium
1:D Wasmannia auropunctata
2:C Pseudomyrmex gracilis
3:A Formica moki
4:B Proceratium avium
Dunno why I chose F. sanguinea….Silly of me!
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1: D – Wasmannia auropunctata
2: C – Pseudomyrmex gracilis
3: A – Formica moki
4: B – Proceratium avium