Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Veromessor smithi, 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 = CASENT0709543, collection_code = RAJ6073, taxon_code = Veromessor.smithi, lifestagesex_original_col = W, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = colony, LTS_Box = LINKSVAYER_BP, for_more_specimen = not_available, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_14, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = iodine, scan_tray = tray_39, magnification = 5x_2steps, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 70.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Veromessor, Species = smithi, Status = valid, Name = Veromessor smithi, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Stenammini, Genus_authority = Forel, 1917, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Veromessor, specimen_id = 51737.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = OIST, antscan_contributor = Timothy A. Linksvayer, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = evropi, collected_by = Robert Johnson, method = not_available, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = not_available, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = not_available, adm1 = not_available, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = not_available, latitude = not_available, longitude = not_available, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = not_available, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = not_available