Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Adelomyrmex samoanus, 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 = CASENT0745602, collection_code = EMS3120, taxon_code = Adelomyrmex.samoanus, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = OIST_LTS_1, for_more_specimen = OIST 01, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_33, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_15, magnification = 5x, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 100.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Adelomyrmex, Species = samoanus, Status = valid, Name = Adelomyrmex samoanus, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Solenopsidini, Genus_authority = Emery, 1897, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Adelomyrmex, specimen_id = 51379.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Francisco Hita Garcia, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = Liu, C., method = winkler, sampling_effort = 3 mesh bags, 48h extraction, date_collected_start = 2015-04-22, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = montane rainforest, microhabitat = sifted leaf litter, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Samoa, adm1 = Gaga'ifomauga, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = Savai'i, locality_name = Mt. Silisili, 5 km SSW A'opo Village, latitude = -13.58338, longitude = -172.50592, latlong_error = 15.0, elevation = 1095.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = Oceania