Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Strongylognathus testaceus, 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 = CASENT0745200, collection_code = FGCCT08, taxon_code = Strongylognathus.testaceus, lifestagesex_original_col = m, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = male, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = LTS OIST 03, for_more_specimen = OIST 03, specimens_left = 0, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_43, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_33, magnification = 5x_2steps, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 70.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Strongylognathus, Species = testaceus, Status = valid, Name = Strongylognathus testaceus, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Crematogastrini, Genus_authority = Mayr, 1853, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Strongylognathus, specimen_id = 51601.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = FHGC, antscan_contributor = Francisco Hita Garcia, determined_by = F. Hita Garcia, insert_user_23 = fgarcia, collected_by = F. Hita Garcia, method = not_available, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2010-08-04, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Spain, adm1 = Galicia, adm2 = Lugo, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Guitiriz, latitude = not_available, longitude = not_available, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = not_available, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = Palearctic