Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Agraulomyrmex meridionalis, 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 = CASENT0744715, collection_code = PGH2019-113, taxon_code = Agraulomyrmex.meridionalis, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = Africa_LTS_1, for_more_specimen = AFRC_01, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_35, 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 = Agraulomyrmex, Species = meridionalis, Status = valid, Name = Agraulomyrmex meridionalis, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Formicinae, Tribe = Plagiolepidini, Genus_authority = Prins, 1983, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Agraulomyrmex, specimen_id = 49858.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Peter G. Hawkes, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = P.G. Hawkes, D. Molenaar, A.J. Hawkes, method = Hand collected, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2019-08-20, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = Olifants Sandstone Fynbos, microhabitat = Near yellow Oxalis, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = South Africa, adm1 = Western Cape, adm2 = Cederberg, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Old village - Modderfontein RE/459, latitude = -32.61728, longitude = 18.96621, latlong_error = 100.0, elevation = 138.0, elevation_error = 20.0, biogeographic_region = Afrotropic