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Discovering the ants of Singapore

By Mark K L Wong
Backed by Karen Lau, Ernest Ng, Shaun Tay Zi Xuan, Ong Yijin, Isabelle Desjeux, Amy Savage, Tang Poh Seng, Ryan MacDonnell, Adrian Lu, Roger Lee, and 13 other backers
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The Australian National University
Singapore
BiologyEcology
DOI: 10.18258/6279
Grant: Insects ChallengeGrant: Insects Challenge
$3,133
Raised of $3,000 Goal
104%
Funded on 3/17/16
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  • Travis Lewallen
    Travis LewallenBacker
    I'm so excited that all of us in the ant community worldwide came together to support Mark. Let us know of future projects as well and I can't wait to see the results! Hope for something in the Philippines in the future.
    Mar 18, 2016
  • Mark K L Wong
    Mark K L WongResearcher
    Dear Travis, thank you for supporting my project! Are you studying ants in the Philippines?
    Mar 19, 2016
  • isabelle desjeux
    isabelle desjeuxBacker
    Congratulations on the project being funded! Count me in for further support if needed, and I look forward to seeing the experiments and the results!
    Mar 17, 2016
  • Philemon Foo
    Philemon Foo
    Hi! I am very intrigued by your project. I am thinking of giving my financial support but I will like to join in the discussion and interpretation of results. Your passion simply inspires me. I am a public school educator trying to instil interest in Science. Is it feasible that high school students can help in carrying out the fieldwork? Just sounding out ideas.
    Feb 26, 2016
  • Christina Tran
    Christina TranBacker
    Whoa! I just looked at your Instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/ants_of_singapore/ for those who haven't seen it yet). It's amazing! How do you get these photographs? What kind of microscope setup are you using? This is such a neat project. 🐜
    Feb 18, 2016
  • Mark K L Wong
    Mark K L WongResearcher
    Hey Christina, thank you for your support! I'm just using an iPhone to snap images through the ocular of an old microscope I've borrowed. It's tricky and the pictures don't usually turn out sharp, but it works alright for larger specimens!
    Feb 19, 2016