Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Stigmatomma rothneyi, 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 = CASENT0744075, collection_code = antscan_macau_26, taxon_code = Stigmatomma.rothneyi, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = Macau_LTS_1, for_more_specimen = Macau_original_1, specimens_left = 1, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_1, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = cotton, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_40, 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 = Stigmatomma, Species = rothneyi, Status = valid, Name = Stigmatomma rothneyi, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Amblyoponinae, Tribe = Amblyoponini, Genus_authority = Roger, 1859, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Stigmatomma, specimen_id = 42144.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = Benoit Guenard, HKU, antscan_contributor = Benoit Guenard, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = Francois Brassard, method = winkler, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2019-03-19, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = China, adm1 = Macau SAR, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = not_available, latitude = 22.12659, longitude = 113.57272, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 69.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = not_available