Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Tetramorium transversinode, 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 = CASENT0744914, collection_code = EN1-T-wp068-4, taxon_code = Tetramorium.transversinode, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = Africa_LTS_4, for_more_specimen = AFRC_02, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_27, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = soft tissues badly preserved, 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 = Tetramorium, Species = transversinode, Status = valid, Name = Tetramorium transversinode, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Crematogastrini, Genus_authority = Mayr, 1855, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Tetramorium, specimen_id = 50057.0, 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 = 2009-12-22, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = Algoa Dune Strandveld, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = South Africa, adm1 = Eastern Cape, adm2 = Cacadu / Humansdorp, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Thyspunt wp068, latitude = -34.18024, longitude = 24.70402, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 49.0, elevation_error = 10.0, biogeographic_region = Afrotropic