Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Tetramorium sericeiventre, 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 = CASENT0744912, collection_code = HWA2013-DS-005, taxon_code = Tetramorium.sericeiventre, lifestagesex_original_col = aQ, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = queen, caste_detail = alate, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = Africa_LTS_4, for_more_specimen = AFRC_02, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_27, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_27, 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 = Tetramorium, Species = sericeiventre, Status = valid, Name = Tetramorium sericeiventre, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Crematogastrini, Genus_authority = Mayr, 1855, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Tetramorium, specimen_id = 50055.0, 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, method = Hand collected, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2013-11-12, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = Combretum / Commiphora thicket, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Zimbabwe, adm1 = Matabeleland North, adm2 = Hwange, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Hwange Power Station, latitude = -18.38815, longitude = 26.4844, latlong_error = 200.0, elevation = 795.0, elevation_error = 20.0, biogeographic_region = Afrotropic