Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Stigmatomma sp , 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 = CASENT0877560, collection_code = HR064, taxon_code = Stigmatomma.sp., lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = species, LTS_Box = LTS GAGA 03, for_more_specimen = GAGA 03, specimens_left = 0w, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN2_XS_1, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = not_available, magnification = 5x, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 2 mm pyrolytic graphite, projections = 3000, fps = 40.0, exposure_time_per_frame = not_available, Genus = Stigmatomma, Species = sp., Status = unidentified, Name = Stigmatomma sp., Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Amblyoponinae, Tribe = Amblyoponini, Genus_authority = Roger, 1859, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Stigmatomma, specimen_id = 54295.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = GAGA, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = H. Ran, method = not_available, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2019-09-06, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = China, adm1 = not_available, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = not_available, latitude = 25.498, longitude = 117.8951, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = not_available, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = not_available