Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Tranopelta sp , 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 = CASENT0744497, collection_code = lsbf_257, taxon_code = Tranopelta.sp., lifestagesex_original_col = m, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = male, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = Brazil_LTS_3, for_more_specimen = not_available, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_19, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_37, magnification = 5x_3steps, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 70.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Tranopelta, Species = sp., Status = unidentified, Name = Tranopelta sp., Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Attini, Genus_authority = Mayr, 1866, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Tranopelta, specimen_id = 47408.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Rodrigo M. Feitosa, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = J.L.M. Diniz, method = hand, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 1971-11-24, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Brazil, adm1 = São Paulo, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Mirassol, latitude = not_available, longitude = not_available, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = not_available, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = not_available