Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Tatuidris tatuisa, 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 = CASENT0745545, collection_code = JTL8695-S, taxon_code = Tatuidris.tatuisa, 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_32, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_13, magnification = 5x, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 100.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Tatuidris, Species = tatuisa, Status = invalid, Name = Tatuidris tatusia, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Agroecomyrmecinae, Tribe = Agroecomyrmicini, Genus_authority = Brown & Kempf, 1968, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Tatuidris, specimen_id = 51175.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Francisco Hita Garcia, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = J. Longino, method = Winkler, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2014-05-18, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = wet forest, microhabitat = ex sifted leaf litter, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Costa Rica, adm1 = Alajuela, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = 5 km E Monteverde, latitude = 10.29644, longitude = -84.77132, latlong_error = 50.0, elevation = 1230.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = Neotropic