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(A and B) A recently mated C. briggsae hermaphrodite stained with the DNA label DAPI and viewed under both Nomarski (A) and epifluorescence (B) optics. The sperm are readily detected by their bright, compact nuclei. (C) Epifluorescent image of a hermaphrodite that had been similarly fixed and stained 1-hr after it copulated. (Bars = 50 μm.)
