Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Technomyrmex brunneus, 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 = OKENT0105225, collection_code = OK00011, taxon_code = Technomyrmex.brunneus, lifestagesex_original_col = aQ, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = queen, caste_detail = alate, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = Okinawa_LTS_3, for_more_specimen = not_available, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_7, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = blurry, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_10, magnification = 5x, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 100.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Technomyrmex, Species = brunneus, Status = valid, Name = Technomyrmex brunneus, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Dolichoderinae, Tribe = Tapinomini, Genus_authority = Mayr, 1872, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Technomyrmex, specimen_id = 42719.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Evan P. Economo, determined_by = G. Fischer, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = Yoshimura, Ogasawara, method = slam trap, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2015-06-03, date_collected_end = 2015-06-17, 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 S0005, latitude = 26.46294, longitude = 127.82893, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 66.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = Palearctic