Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Vollenhovia 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 = CASENT0745625, collection_code = CL#092, taxon_code = Vollenhovia.sp., lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = OIST_LTS_2, for_more_specimen = OIST 01, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_33, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_15, magnification = 5x, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 100.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Vollenhovia, Species = sp., Status = unidentified, Name = Vollenhovia sp., Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Crematogastrini, Genus_authority = Mayr, 1865, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Vollenhovia, specimen_id = 51255.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Francisco Hita Garcia, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = C. Liu, method = not_available, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2014-07-25, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = primary rainforest, microhabitat = leaf litter, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Malaysia, adm1 = Sabah, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Maliau Basin Studies Centre, Belian trail, latitude = 4.74094, longitude = 116.97161, latlong_error = 0.3, elevation = 230.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = Indomalaya