Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Zasphinctus sarowiwai, 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 = CASENT0254678, collection_code = PGH00082, taxon_code = Zasphinctus.sarowiwai, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = LTS OIST 03, for_more_specimen = OIST 03, specimens_left = 0, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_43, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = iodine, scan_tray = tray_33, 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 = Zasphinctus, Species = sarowiwai, Status = valid, Name = Zasphinctus sarowiwai, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Dorylinae, Tribe = not_available, Genus_authority = Wheeler, W.M., 1918, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Zasphinctus, specimen_id = 51583.0, located_at = MfN Berlin, owned_by = PGHC, antscan_contributor = Francisco Hita Garcia, determined_by = F. Hita Garcia, insert_user_23 = fgarcia, collected_by = P.G. Hawkes, method = Hand collecting at night, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2012-08-14, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = Primary forest, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Uganda, adm1 = Kabarole, adm2 = Burahya, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Kanyawara, Kibale NP, latitude = 0.55909, longitude = 30.35994, latlong_error = 50.0, elevation = 1515.0, elevation_error = 20.0, biogeographic_region = Afrotropic