Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Acropyga guianensis, 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 = CASENT0745142, collection_code = FJL171006-05, taxon_code = Acropyga.guianensis, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = LTS GAGA 02, for_more_specimen = 2w, specimens_left = GAGA 02, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_13, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_04, magnification = 10x, voxel_size = 1.22 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 100.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Acropyga, Species = guianensis, Status = valid, Name = Acropyga guianensis, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Formicinae, Tribe = Plagiolepidini, Genus_authority = Roger, 1862, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Acropyga, specimen_id = 51526.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = USNM, antscan_contributor = Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo, Ted R. Schultz, determined_by = T. Schulz, insert_user_23 = fgarcia, collected_by = F. Larabee, method = hand collection, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2017-10-06, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = under log, behavior = nest series, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Brazil, adm1 = Mato Grosso, adm2 = Cotriguaçu, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Faz San Nicolau, Cotriguaçu, latitude = -9.8192, longitude = -58.2586, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 232.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = Neotropic