Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Santschiella kohli, 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 = CASENT0741245, collection_code = LN-RC1-Fog01, taxon_code = Santschiella.kohli, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = LTS GAGA 03, for_more_specimen = 0, specimens_left = GAGA 02, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_13, 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 = Santschiella, Species = kohli, Status = valid, Name = Santschiella kohli, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Formicinae, Tribe = Santschiellini, Genus_authority = Forel, 1916, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Santschiella, specimen_id = 51538.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = USNM, antscan_contributor = Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo, Ted R. Schultz, determined_by = T. Schulz, insert_user_23 = fgarcia, collected_by = L. Niemand, C. Ngoulou, method = canopy fogging, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2013-10-20, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = primary forest, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Republic of the Congo, adm1 = Niari, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Loucoumé Forest, latitude = -2.30761, longitude = 12.83025, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 657.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = Afrotropic