Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Trachymyrmex carinatus, 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 = CASENT0709287, collection_code = PSW14960, taxon_code = Trachymyrmex.carinatus, lifestagesex_original_col = W, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = colony, LTS_Box = LINKSVAYER_BP, for_more_specimen = not_available, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_14, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = iodine, scan_tray = tray_16, magnification = 5x, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 100.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Trachymyrmex, Species = carinatus, Status = valid, Name = Trachymyrmex carinatus, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Attini, Genus_authority = Forel, 1893, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Trachymyrmex, specimen_id = 51719.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = OIST, antscan_contributor = Timothy A. Linksvayer, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = evropi, collected_by = Phil Ward, method = not_available, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2003-08-14, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = riparian wash, microhabitat = ground nest, with crater, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = United States, adm1 = Arizona, adm2 = Cochise Co., island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = 5 km WNW Dragoon, latitude = 32.04123, longitude = -110.09072, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 1450.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = not_available