Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Cataglyphis savignyi, 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 = CASENT0745669, collection_code = ANTC39054, taxon_code = Cataglyphis.savignyi, lifestagesex_original_col = aQ, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = queen, caste_detail = alate, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = OIST_LTS_2, for_more_specimen = OIST_02, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_M, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = head truncated, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_53, magnification = 2x_5steps, voxel_size = 6.11 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 70.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Cataglyphis, Species = savignyi, Status = valid, Name = Cataglyphis savignyi, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Formicinae, Tribe = Formicini, Genus_authority = Foerster, 1850, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Cataglyphis, specimen_id = 51301.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Francisco Hita Garcia, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = C. Peeters, method = hand collection, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2012, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = desert, microhabitat = ground, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Israel, adm1 = Negev, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Tel Arad Park, latitude = 31.25546, longitude = 35.16118, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = not_available, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = not_available