Ants Spotted in National Palace Museum Display Case; Museum Initiates Protective Measures
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A netizen posted a video on the social media platform Threads on the evening of May 20, showing ants inside a display case at the National Palace Museum. The museum responded on May 21, stating that it handled the situation immediately according to standard operating procedures and confirmed that the artifacts were undamaged. The museum has preemptively removed the artifact from the display case and is using bait for pest control to ensure the artifact's safety and facilitate subsequent extermination work. The ants were identified as a common species of Camponotus in Taiwan, which has no record of directly harming cultural relics in the country.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: 故宮展櫃發現螞蟻後,館方採取了哪些措施?
- A: 故宮在發現螞蟻後,立即依標準作業程序處理,包括全面巡檢展場、將該展櫃文物預防性卸展、加強展櫃接縫密封,並使用餌劑進行防治。
- Q: 展出的文物是否因此受損?
- A: 根據故宮聲明,目前未發現文物有任何受損情況。
- Q: 在展櫃中發現的是什麼種類的螞蟻?
- A: 是台灣常見的巨山蟻屬。這類螞蟻主要以花蜜或植物甜分為食,根據目前資料,在國內沒有直接危害文物的紀錄。
- Q: 為什麼近期故宮會出現螞蟻活動?
- A: 故宮表示,近期因進入繁殖季節,會出現有翅型個體,且容易被燈光吸引,因此活動較平常活躍。
- Q: 此事件是如何被大眾得知的?
- A: 一名民眾於5月20日晚間在社群平台Threads發布影片,拍下螞蟻在展品櫃內活動的情形,並標記故宮官方帳號,因而引起關注。