Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Anoplolepis gracilipes, 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 = OKENT0105010, collection_code = OK02795, taxon_code = Anoplolepis.gracilipes, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = species, LTS_Box = Okinawa_LTS_1, for_more_specimen = not_available, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_2, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = cotton, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_40, 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 = Anoplolepis, Species = gracilipes, Status = valid, Name = Anoplolepis gracilipes, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Formicinae, Tribe = Plagiolepidini, Genus_authority = Santschi, 1914, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Anoplolepis, specimen_id = 42504.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Evan P. Economo, determined_by = G. Fischer, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = Iriyama, Uekama, method = slam trap, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2016-11-30, date_collected_end = 2016-12-14, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Japan, adm1 = Okinawa, adm2 = Onna, island_group = not_available, island = Okinawa, locality_name = OIST Open S0004, latitude = 26.4631, longitude = 127.82857, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 67.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = Palearctic