Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Aphaenogaster gracillima, 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 = OKENT0105347, collection_code = OK05520, taxon_code = Aphaenogaster.gracillima, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = Okinawa_LTS_5, for_more_specimen = not_available, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_9, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = cotton, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_18, magnification = 5x, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 100.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Aphaenogaster, Species = gracillima, Status = valid, Name = Aphaenogaster gracillima, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Stenammini, Genus_authority = Mayr, 1853, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Aphaenogaster, specimen_id = 44416.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Evan P. Economo, determined_by = M. Yoshimura, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = Masashi Yoshimura, method = Colony sampling, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = not_available, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Japan, adm1 = Okinawa, adm2 = Motobu, island_group = not_available, island = Okinawa Is., locality_name = Oppadake Forest Park, latitude = 26.668798, longitude = 127.962724, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 250.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = not_available