Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Dorymyrmex aff pyramicus, 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 = CASENT0744260, collection_code = a06_t2_p03_m02, taxon_code = Dorymyrmex.aff.pyramicus, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = Brazil_LTS_2, for_more_specimen = not_available, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_18, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_31, magnification = 5x_2steps, voxel_size = 2.44 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 70.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Dorymyrmex, Species = aff.pyramicus, Status = unidentified, Name = Dorymyrmex aff.pyramicus, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Dolichoderinae, Tribe = Leptomyrmecini, Genus_authority = Mayr, 1866, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Dorymyrmex, specimen_id = 49294.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Rodrigo M. Feitosa, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = R.M. Feitosa, G.P. Camacho, M.F.O. Martins, method = pitfall, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2016-03-08, date_collected_end = 2016-03-12, habitat = not_available, microhabitat = not_available, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Brazil, adm1 = Piauí, adm2 = not_available, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Cel. José Dias, P.N. da Serra da Capivara, latitude = -8.83228611, longitude = -42.54241667, latlong_error = not_available, elevation = 440.0, elevation_error = not_available, biogeographic_region = not_available