Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Aphaenogaster pallida, 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 = CASENT0745235, collection_code = ES18A135, taxon_code = Aphaenogaster.pallida, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = LTS OIST 03, for_more_specimen = OIST 03, specimens_left = 2w & 2m, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_41, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_32, 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 = Aphaenogaster, Species = pallida, Status = valid, Name = Aphaenogaster pallida, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Stenammini, Genus_authority = Mayr, 1853, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Aphaenogaster, specimen_id = 51636.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = FHGC, antscan_contributor = Enrico Schifani, determined_by = E. Schifani, insert_user_23 = fgarcia, collected_by = E. Schifani, method = not_available, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2018-10-15, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = coastal shrub, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Italy, adm1 = Sicily, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Capo Gallo, latitude = 38.212208, longitude = 13.29156, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 21.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = Palearctic