Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Aenictus afrc-gh01, 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 = CASENT0744679, collection_code = PGH2019-050, taxon_code = Aenictus.afrc-gh01, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = maj, caste = worker, caste_detail = major, 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_25, magnification = 5x, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 70.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Aenictus, Species = afrc-gh01, Status = unidentified, Name = Aenictus afrc-gh01, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Dorylinae, Tribe = not_available, Genus_authority = Shuckard, 1840, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Aenictus, specimen_id = 49822.0, 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, method = Hand collected, scraping soil to depth of 30 cm, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2019-01-10, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = Primary forest, selectively logged 60 years previously, microhabitat = In soil, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Ghana, adm1 = Ashanti, adm2 = Ejisu Juaben, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Bobiri Forest Reserve site 2, latitude = 6.69053, longitude = -1.33756, latlong_error = 100.0, elevation = 248.0, elevation_error = 10.0, biogeographic_region = Afrotropic