Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Tapinoma schultzei, 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 = CASENT0744671, collection_code = GMC2014-ws TNS, taxon_code = Tapinoma.schultzei, lifestagesex_original_col = m, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = male, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = Africa_LTS_1, for_more_specimen = AFRC_01, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_34, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_25, magnification = 5x, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 70.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Tapinoma, Species = schultzei, Status = valid, Name = Tapinoma schultzei, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Dolichoderinae, Tribe = Tapinomini, Genus_authority = Foerster, 1850, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Tapinoma, specimen_id = 49814.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Peter G. Hawkes, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = P.G. Hawkes, J. Fisher, method = Hand collected, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2014-01-29, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = Limpopo Sweet Bushveld, microhabitat = Nest in acacia thorn, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = South Africa, adm1 = Limpopo, adm2 = Waterberg, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Appelvlakte 448, latitude = -23.64017, longitude = 27.57899, latlong_error = 10.0, elevation = 886.0, elevation_error = 10.0, biogeographic_region = Afrotropic