Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Tetramorium kestrum, 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 = CASENT0745589, collection_code = FHG00240, taxon_code = Tetramorium.kestrum, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = OIST_LTS_1, for_more_specimen = OIST 01, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_32, 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 = Tetramorium, Species = kestrum, Status = valid, Name = Tetramorium kestrum, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Crematogastrini, Genus_authority = Mayr, 1855, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Tetramorium, specimen_id = 51219.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Francisco Hita Garcia, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = F. Hita Garcia, method = Winkler leaf litter extraction, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2007-09-01, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = primary rainforest, microhabitat = leaf litter, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Kenya, adm1 = Western, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Kakamega Forest NP, Mwanzu Trail, Transect 16, latitude = 0.356074, longitude = 34.85704, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 1612.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = Afrotropic