Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Wasmannia aeropunctata, 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 = CASENT0745039, collection_code = GAGA-077, taxon_code = Wasmannia.aeropunctata, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = species, LTS_Box = LTS GAGA 01, for_more_specimen = 38w, 1Q, specimens_left = GAGA 01, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_10, 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 = Wasmannia, Species = aeropunctata, Status = invalid, Name = Wasmannia auropunctata, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Attini, Genus_authority = Forel, 1893, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Wasmannia, specimen_id = 54997.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = GAGA, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = J. Orivel, method = not_available, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = not_available, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = French Guiana, adm1 = not_available, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = not_available, latitude = 5.28482, longitude = -52.91403, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = not_available, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = not_available