Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Temnothorax rottenbergii, 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 = CASENT0745825, collection_code = ITA:663, taxon_code = Temnothorax.rottenbergii, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = SANDOR, for_more_specimen = not_available, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = not_available, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = not_available, magnification = 5x, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 70.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Temnothorax, Species = rottenbergii, Status = valid, Name = Temnothorax rottenbergii, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Crematogastrini, Genus_authority = Mayr, 1861, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Temnothorax, specimen_id = not_available, located_at = Eötvös Loránd University, owned_by = Sándor Csősz, antscan_contributor = Sándor Csősz, determined_by = Sándor Csősz, insert_user_23 = not_available, collected_by = S.Gabella, method = handsearching, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 31018, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = grassland, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Italy, adm1 = Sicily, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = Sicily, locality_name = Etla-Pergusa, latitude = 37.52, longitude = 14.31, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 727.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = Palearctic