Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi, 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 = CASENT0745145, collection_code = FJL171007-04, taxon_code = Typhlomyrmex.rogenhoferi, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = media, caste = worker, caste_detail = media, genome_associated = species, LTS_Box = LTS GAGA 02, for_more_specimen = 0, specimens_left = GAGA 02, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_13, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_16, magnification = 5x, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 100.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Typhlomyrmex, Species = rogenhoferi, Status = valid, Name = Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Ectatomminae, Tribe = Typhlomyrmecini, Genus_authority = Mayr, 1862, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Typhlomyrmex, specimen_id = 51531.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = USNM, antscan_contributor = Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo, Ted R. Schultz, determined_by = T. Schulz, insert_user_23 = fgarcia, collected_by = F. Larabee, method = hand collection, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2017-10-07, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = rotten log, behavior = nest series, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Brazil, adm1 = Mato Grosso, adm2 = Cotriguaçu, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Faz San Nicolau, Cotriguaçu, latitude = -9.8194, longitude = -58.2593, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 178.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = Neotropic