Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Solenopsis sp , 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 = CASENT0744271, collection_code = a06_t2_p03_m05, taxon_code = Solenopsis.sp., lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = Brazil_LTS_2, for_more_specimen = not_available, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_19, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_02, magnification = 10x, voxel_size = 1.22 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 100.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Solenopsis, Species = sp., Status = unidentified, Name = Solenopsis sp., Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Solenopsidini, Genus_authority = Westwood, 1840, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Solenopsis, specimen_id = 47380.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Rodrigo M. Feitosa, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = R.M. Feitosa, G.P. Camacho, M.F.O. Martins, method = pitfall, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2016-03-08, date_collected_end = 2016-03-12, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Brazil, adm1 = Piauí, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Cel. José Dias, P.N. da Serra da Capivara, latitude = -8.83228611, longitude = -42.54241667, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 440.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = not_available