Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Pseudomyrmex gracilis, 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 = CASENT0709535, collection_code = PSW17620, taxon_code = Pseudomyrmex.gracilis, lifestagesex_original_col = W, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = colony, LTS_Box = LINKSVAYER_BP, for_more_specimen = not_available, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_15, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = iodine, scan_tray = tray_37, magnification = 5x_3steps, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 70.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Pseudomyrmex, Species = gracilis, Status = valid, Name = Pseudomyrmex gracilis, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Pseudomyrmecinae, Tribe = not_available, Genus_authority = Lund, 1831, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Pseudomyrmex, specimen_id = 51730.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = OIST, antscan_contributor = Timothy A. Linksvayer, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = evropi, collected_by = Phil Ward, method = not_available, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2016-06-05, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = montane rainforest edge, microhabitat = ex dead twig of Heliocarpus, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Mexico, adm1 = Veracruz, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Ruiz Cortínez, 13 km NE San Andrés Tuxtla, latitude = 18.53504, longitude = -95.1384, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 415.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = not_available