Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Anillomyrma sp , 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 = CASENT0744783, collection_code = BIO2013ws-2-4, taxon_code = Anillomyrma.sp., lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = Africa_LTS_2, for_more_specimen = AFRC_01, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_36, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_30, magnification = 10x, voxel_size = 1.22 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 70.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Anillomyrma, Species = sp., Status = unidentified, Name = Anillomyrma sp., Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Solenopsidini, Genus_authority = Emery, 1913, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Anillomyrma, specimen_id = 49926.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Peter G. Hawkes, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = P.G. Hawkes, J. Fisher, method = Hand collected, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2013-03-20, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = Open undifferentiated woodland, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Mozambique, adm1 = Tete, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Waste Rock, latitude = -15.71367, longitude = 33.75745, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 318.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = Afrotropic