Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Prenolepis naoroji, 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 = CASENT0745649, collection_code = BDB086.14, taxon_code = Prenolepis.naoroji, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = OIST_LTS_2, for_more_specimen = OIST 01, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_34, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_15, magnification = 5x, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 100.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Prenolepis, Species = naoroji, Status = valid, Name = Prenolepis naoroji, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Formicinae, Tribe = Lasiini, Genus_authority = Mayr, 1861, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Prenolepis, specimen_id = 51426.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Francisco Hita Garcia, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = B. Guénard, B. Blanchard, C. Liu, method = Random coll. Winkler sifting, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2013-06-05, date_collected_end = 2013-06-05, habitat = Botanical garden rubber plantation, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = China, adm1 = Yunnan, adm2 = Xishuangbanna, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Yunnan Prov., Xishuangbanna., XTBG, latitude = 21.924361, longitude = 101.2677222, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 571.0, elevation_error = 571.0, biogeographic_region = Indomalaya