Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Strumigenys benten, 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 = OKENT0105409, collection_code = OK05538, taxon_code = Strumigenys.benten, lifestagesex_original_col = aQ, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = queen, caste_detail = alate, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = Okinawa_LTS_6, for_more_specimen = not_available, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_26, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_14, magnification = 5x_2steps, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 100.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Strumigenys, Species = benten, Status = valid, Name = Strumigenys benten, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Myrmicinae, Tribe = Attini, Genus_authority = Smith, F., 1860, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Strumigenys, specimen_id = 44700.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Evan P. Economo, determined_by = M. Yoshimura, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = Masashi Yoshimura, method = Colony sampling, 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 = Japan, adm1 = Kanagawa, adm2 = Kawasaki, island_group = not_available, island = Honshu, locality_name = Tama, latitude = 35.608889, longitude = 139.561389, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 46.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = not_available