Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Tetraponera rufonigra, 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 = CASENT0877630, collection_code = HR042, taxon_code = Tetraponera.rufonigra, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = species, LTS_Box = LTS GAGA 04, for_more_specimen = GAGA 03, specimens_left = 1w, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN2_XS_2, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = not_available, magnification = 5x, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 2 mm pyrolytic graphite, projections = 3000, fps = 40.0, exposure_time_per_frame = not_available, Genus = Tetraponera, Species = rufonigra, Status = valid, Name = Tetraponera rufonigra, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Pseudomyrmecinae, Tribe = not_available, Genus_authority = Smith, F., 1852, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Tetraponera, specimen_id = 54365.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = GAGA, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = H. Ran, method = not_available, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2019-08-12, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = China, adm1 = not_available, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = not_available, latitude = 22.04, longitude = 101.0, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = not_available, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = not_available