Buong pagmamalaking ibinahagi ng Filipino-Canadian content creator na si Mikey Bustos ang kanyang bagong milestone.
Ito'y matapos niyang makatanggap ng pagkilala dahil sa pagkakadiskubre niya sa isang uri ng langgam sa bakuran mismo ng kanyang bahay.
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Kuwento ni Mikey sa kanyang Facebook post ngayong Sabado, September 9, 2023, na-curious lamang siya dahil sa hitsura nito na malimit niyang nakikitang mga langgam sa Pilipinas.
Mababasa sa kanyang post, (published as is), "Happy to share the great news! I've been credited for making a scientific discovery in ant science right in my own backyard!
"Two years ago, I found this really cool red and black ant with peach fuzz and spines on its back, that I hadn't ever seen before."
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Nang ipasa niya ang specimens sa kaibigan niyang myrmecologist, na expert sa study of ants, ay nagulat na lamang sila nang malaman na ang langgam na nadiskubre niya ay kabilang sa species ng Meranoplus bicolor.
Dugtong ni Mikey, “After sending specimens to my myrmecologist friend Dr. Dave General, ant taxonomist from University of the Philippines Los Baños, we were both surprised to discover that the species was Meranoplus bicolor, an ant that had not yet been known to exist in the Philippines, where I live."
Dahil dito, may bagong achievement si Mikey.
Pagmamalaki niya, "I was surprised to find out today as I was doing more research on the species, that I've been credited for the geographical scientific discovery of the ant, which I am now raising a colony of, for the Philippines."
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Ang discovery ni Mikey ang itinuturing na ika-555th ant species na naitala sa bansa.
Mayroon na rin umanong sariling colony nito si Mikey na inaalagaan niya para maparami.
Saad niya, "It officially became the 555th ant species to be documented in the country.
"I went on to name the ant Species #555 for my AntsCanada channel.
"It's amazing what one might find lurking in our own backyards, if only more people took the time to look."
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