Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Pristomyrmex punctatus, scanned at KIT Light Source. This dataset is part of the open-source digitization project ‘Antscan’, with a database consisting of thousands of scanned ethanol-preserved ant samples from museums and personal collections worldwide.

Ant Specimen

Tomographic data acquisition

Reconstruction of absorption and phase contrast 32-bit tomograms

Blending of both reconstructions

8-bit conversion

Stitching of height steps

Cropping

specimen_code = OKENT0105155, collection_code = OK01741, taxon_code = Pristomyrmex.punctatus, lifestagesex_original_col = m, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = male, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = species, LTS_Box = Okinawa_LTS_2, for_more_specimen = not_available, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_5, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_42, magnification = 5x_2steps, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 70.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Pristomyrmex, Species = punctatus, Status = valid, Name = Pristomyrmex punctatus, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Crematogastrini, Genus_authority = Mayr, 1866, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Pristomyrmex, specimen_id = 42649.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Evan P. Economo, determined_by = S. Iriyama & T. Yoshida, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = Iriyama, Yoshida, method = slam trap, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2016-06-09, date_collected_end = 2016-06-23, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Japan, adm1 = Okinawa, adm2 = Higashi, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Gesashi Open S0078, latitude = 26.60447, longitude = 128.14258, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 4.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = Palearctic