Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Allomerus decemarticulatus, 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 = CASENT0745025, collection_code = GAGA-0033, taxon_code = Allomerus.decemarticulatus, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = LTS GAGA 01, for_more_specimen = 3w, specimens_left = GAGA 01, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_10, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_19, magnification = 5x, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 100.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Allomerus, Species = decemarticulatus, Status = valid, Name = Allomerus decemarticulatus, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Attini, Genus_authority = Mayr, 1878, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Allomerus, specimen_id = 54874.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = GAGA, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = J. Orivel, method = not_available, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = not_available, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = French Guiana, adm1 = not_available, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = not_available, latitude = 5.07389, longitude = -52.69558, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = not_available, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = not_available