Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Solenopsis invicta, 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 = CASENT0744526, collection_code = antscan_macau_24, taxon_code = Solenopsis.invicta, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = minor, caste = worker, caste_detail = minor, genome_associated = species, LTS_Box = Macau_LTS_1, for_more_specimen = Macau_original_1, specimens_left = 4 maj 4 min, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_1, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_06, magnification = 5x, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 100.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Solenopsis, Species = invicta, Status = valid, Name = Solenopsis invicta, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Solenopsidini, Genus_authority = Westwood, 1840, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Solenopsis, specimen_id = 42125.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = Benoit Guenard, HKU, antscan_contributor = Benoit Guenard, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = Francois Brassard, method = ground_bait, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2019-04-24, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = China, adm1 = Macau SAR, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = not_available, latitude = 22.13328, longitude = 113.57437, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 85.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = not_available