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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Considering the size of an ant and the picture, I'd say at least 50x

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

What is this, a magnification for ants?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

400x is more than enough to see and differentiate eukaryotic cells so I feel like 50x might be a slight overshot