Mr. Hidetsune Takamine, Okinawa’s Ants Expert, smiling in front of his collection stored in the OIST specimen storage
![Mr. Hidetsune Takamine](/sites/default/files/styles/embed_lg_1x/public/photos/oist-2015-11-26-DSC_6227-full-jpg-compr.jpg?itok=6zMMekBl)
Mr. Takamine has been collecting and studying ants of Okinawa. He has collected 116 species including 30 species endemic to Okinawa. In addition, he developed a unique method of creating and preserving the specimens by modifying the “double immersion method”.
In 2009, Mr. Takamine published a book titled the “Okinawa no Ari-sou (Ant Fauna of Okinawa)”. His extensive collection serves as the oldest and most reliable reference specimen of Okinawa.
Date:
27 November 2015
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