Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Tetramorium caespitum, 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 = CASENT0745054, collection_code = GAGA-085, taxon_code = Tetramorium.caespitum, lifestagesex_original_col = aQ, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = queen, caste_detail = alate, genome_associated = colony, LTS_Box = LTS GAGA 01, for_more_specimen = 10w, specimens_left = GAGA 01, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_11, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_35, magnification = 5x_3steps, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 70.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Tetramorium, Species = caespitum, Status = valid, Name = Tetramorium caespitum, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Crematogastrini, Genus_authority = Mayr, 1855, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Tetramorium, specimen_id = 54904.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = GAGA, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = H. Wagener, method = not_available, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2017-06-18, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = Other/unknown, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Austria, adm1 = not_available, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = not_available, latitude = 47.3315, longitude = 11.6562, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = not_available, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = not_available