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MrScience101	Small camera to observe ants?		Lead	[-]
Posts: 66 04/30/2006 11:14 AM Young Worker Ant	I have about 300 dollars and would like to invest in a small camera that can fit in a test tube and observe ants up close without disturbing the queen. The problem I have right now is that the queen and her brood are in the test tube set up and I cannot see what they are doing because of course the test tube is covered in black construction paper. The set up looks like this: potchky.servehttp.com/ant...llfarm.jpg Underneath the black paper is the test tubes. Any ideas?
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antdude	Re: Small camera to observe ants?	#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 17200 04/30/2006 11:31 AM Borg Ant, Your Overlord	Maybe one of those tube cameras used by doctors to view internal organs? I am not sure if those can see tiny things like ants. They're probably cost way more. Also, thread moved to anting and keeping ants forums. "What reason, like the careful ant, draws laboriously together, the wind of accident sometimes collects in a moment." --Friedrich von Schiller /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Ant (aka AntDude), Your Host & Fearless Overlord\| \|o o\| \| \ _ / The Ant Farm's Message Board and Ant's Quality Foraged Links (AQFL). ( )
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bagoti	Re: Small camera to observe ants?	#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 24 05/02/2006 12:13 AM	I used some fibre optics to watch an ant colony inside the domatia of a Humboldtia sp, which was definitely narrower than a small test tube. It worked like a gem. I cant recollect how expensive it was though :-( Aj
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Fritz	Re: Small camera to observe ants?	#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 7 05/07/2006 4:33 PM	You probably won't have much luck with only $300. Although, you can get a digital camcorder for around $400, they take video and photos. They have excellent macro focus, up to 2 mm (I'm estimating from my Canon ZR600). Also, when its semi dark (like just after sunset), most newer camcorders can compensate very well when taking video. It won't fit in the test tube but it can get extremely close, mounted or not.
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chazzbo77	Re: Small camera to observe ants?	#4	[url]	[-]
Henchant Posts: 1355 05/09/2006 11:34 AM Henchant	I'd recommend using tin foil to cover the test tubes; its easy to slide on and off and is good in a pinch or hectic situation such as catching a queen. chazzbo77
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