Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Solenopsis afrc-za05, 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 = CASENT0744872, collection_code = TWR-SAT-B-3, taxon_code = Solenopsis.afrc-za05, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = Africa_LTS_3, for_more_specimen = AFRC_02, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_42, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_02, magnification = 10x, voxel_size = 1.22 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 100.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Solenopsis, Species = afrc-za05, Status = unidentified, Name = Solenopsis afrc-za05, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Solenopsidini, Genus_authority = Westwood, 1840, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Solenopsis, specimen_id = 50015.0, 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, J. Fisher et al., method = Baited (tuna) subterranean trap, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2008-11-04, date_collected_end = 2008-11-07, habitat = Euclea-Seersia Open Shrubland (in Sekhukhune Plains Bushveld), microhabitat = Naturally eroded donga, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = South Africa, adm1 = Limpopo, adm2 = Sekhukhune, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Two Rivers Platinum site B, latitude = -24.96241, longitude = 30.08448, latlong_error = 100.0, elevation = 979.0, elevation_error = 20.0, biogeographic_region = Afrotropic