Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Sericomyrmex mayri, 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 = CASENT0745112, collection_code = AJ141004-01, taxon_code = Sericomyrmex.mayri, lifestagesex_original_col = m, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = male, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = species, LTS_Box = LTS GAGA 02, for_more_specimen = 3w, specimens_left = GAGA 02, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_12, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_41, magnification = 5x_3steps, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 70.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Sericomyrmex, Species = mayri, Status = valid, Name = Sericomyrmex mayri, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Attini, Genus_authority = Mayr, 1865, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Sericomyrmex, specimen_id = 51492.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = USNM, antscan_contributor = Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo, Ted R. Schultz, determined_by = T. Schulz, insert_user_23 = fgarcia, collected_by = A Jesovnik, J Sosa-Calvo, TR Schultz, method = hand collection, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2014-10-04, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = forest edge, microhabitat = in ground, behavior = nest series, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Brazil, adm1 = Para, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Parauapebas, FL Nacional de Carajás, Parque Zoobotanico, latitude = -6.06321, longitude = -50.05761, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 632.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = Neotropic