Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Stigmatomma afrc-tz05, 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 = CASENT0744659, collection_code = CEPF-TZ-10-AS-28, taxon_code = Stigmatomma.afrc-tz05, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = Africa_LTS_1, for_more_specimen = AFRC_01, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_34, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_22, magnification = 5x, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 100.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Stigmatomma, Species = afrc-tz05, Status = unidentified, Name = Stigmatomma afrc-tz05, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Amblyoponinae, Tribe = Amblyoponini, Genus_authority = Roger, 1859, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Stigmatomma, specimen_id = 49802.0, 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, M. Bhoke, U. Richard, method = Hand collected, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2007-11-03, date_collected_end = 2008-03-13, habitat = primary forest, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Tanzania, adm1 = Zanzibar Central/South, adm2 = Unguja South, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Jozani Forest Res. Zanzibar, latitude = -6.26741, longitude = 39.40589, latlong_error = 0.0, elevation = 14.0, elevation_error = 10.0, biogeographic_region = Afrotropic