Animals - Living Material

Live specimens are used for a wide variety of studies including studying the physiological effects of drugs on a specimen’s heartbeat and temperature on metabolism, the locomotion of microscopic organisms, and studying plant respiration, photosynthesis, plasmolysis, and more. Algal cultures form colonies of cells that are extremely easy to visualize for better understanding of cell walls and plastids, and many live specimens reproduce rapidly for quick turnover between successive tests.

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Drosophila mojavensis

Long life cycle (approximately one month). Useful for comparative population studies and for preparing salivary gland chromosome squashes.

Recommended by the Carnegie Institute
Mature Drosophila are cultured in our own labs, and are marked with the culture initiation date. Culture is shipped in our instant medium in a shatterproof vial. The pupae will usually appear within ten days of the ship date. You will also receive WARD’S Drosophila Culture Guide. Note: We can supply any of our single strains in the larger quantity for 100 students. Call our Customer Service department for details.

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Ward's® Live Drosophila melanogaster - F1 Crosses

All of our most popular crosses, already done for you. We'll do all the pre-work, so you can spend more time with your students.

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Ward's® Live Nasonia vitripennis Cultures

This harmless insect parasitizes the Sarcophaga (flesh fly) pupae. Females usually lay 30–50 eggs in the pupae, which provide food for the Nasonia larvae when they hatch.