Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Pseudomyrmex 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 = CASENT0744230, collection_code = lsbf_245, taxon_code = Pseudomyrmex.sp., lifestagesex_original_col = m, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = male, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = Brazil_LTS_4, for_more_specimen = not_available, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_21, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_29, 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 = Pseudomyrmex, Species = sp., Status = unidentified, Name = Pseudomyrmex sp., Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Pseudomyrmecinae, Tribe = not_available, Genus_authority = Lund, 1831, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Pseudomyrmex, specimen_id = 45984.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Rodrigo M. Feitosa, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = J.L.M. Diniz, method = hand, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 1974-07-03, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Brazil, adm1 = São Paulo, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Itapira, latitude = not_available, longitude = not_available, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = not_available, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = not_available