Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Solenopsis invicta, 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 = OKENT0105175, collection_code = OK07412, taxon_code = Solenopsis.invicta, lifestagesex_original_col = aQ, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = queen, caste_detail = alate, genome_associated = species, LTS_Box = Okinawa_LTS_3, for_more_specimen = not_available, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_6, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = cotton, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_42, 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 = Solenopsis, Species = invicta, Status = valid, Name = Solenopsis invicta, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Solenopsidini, Genus_authority = Westwood, 1840, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Solenopsis, specimen_id = 42669.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Evan P. Economo, determined_by = T. Yoshida, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = Monsters' Agrotech, method = slam trap, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2017-09-30, date_collected_end = 2017-10-15, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Japan, adm1 = Okinawa, adm2 = Taoyuan, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Dayuan Monsters' Agrotech, latitude = 25.05345, longitude = 121.22961, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 38.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = Palearctic