Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Messor afrc-za01, 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 = CASENT0744824, collection_code = GAM2012-AS-1-4, taxon_code = Messor.afrc-za01, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = intermediate, caste = worker, caste_detail = media, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = Africa_LTS_3, for_more_specimen = AFRC_02, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_37, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_37, magnification = 5x_3steps, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 70.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Messor, Species = afrc-za01, Status = unidentified, Name = Messor afrc-za01, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Stenammini, Genus_authority = Forel, 1890, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Messor, specimen_id = 49967.0, 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, J. Fisher, method = Hand collected, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2012-11-30, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = Bushmanland Inselberg Shrubland, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = South Africa, adm1 = Northern Cape, adm2 = Namakwaland, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Gamsberg basin east, latitude = -29.25331, longitude = 18.98385, latlong_error = 50.0, elevation = 970.0, elevation_error = 10.0, biogeographic_region = Afrotropic