Processed micro-tomographic scan of the ant Dorylus nigricans molestus, 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 = CASENT0744684, collection_code = PGH00084, taxon_code = Dorylus.nigricans.molestus, lifestagesex_original_col = w, subcaste_original_col = not_available, caste = worker, caste_detail = not_available, genome_associated = not_available, LTS_Box = Africa_LTS_1, for_more_specimen = AFRC_01, specimens_left = not_available, scanning_vial_box = ANTSCAN_XS_35, problems_det = not_available, problems_other = not_available, stained = unstained, scan_tray = tray_48, magnification = 2x_3steps, voxel_size = 6.11 µm, filter = 500 µm Al, projections = 3000, fps = 70.0, exposure_time_per_frame = 0.01 s, Genus = Dorylus, Species = nigricans.molestus, Status = valid, Name = Dorylus nigricans molestus, Family_or_other = Formicidae, Subfamily = Dorylinae, Tribe = not_available, Genus_authority = Fabricius, 1793, Source = https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Dorylus, specimen_id = 49827.0, located_at = OIST, owned_by = not_available, antscan_contributor = Peter G. Hawkes, determined_by = not_available, insert_user_23 = fumika, collected_by = P.G. Hawkes, method = Hand collected, sampling_effort = not_available, date_collected_start = 2012-08-08, date_collected_end = not_available, habitat = Primary forest, microhabitat = On trees, behavior = not_available, disturbance_level = not_available, country = Uganda, adm1 = Kabarole, adm2 = Burahya, island_group = not_available, island = not_available, locality_name = Kanyawara, Kibale NP, latitude = 0.56144, longitude = 30.35638, latlong_error = 30.0, elevation = 1510.0, elevation_error = 10.0, biogeographic_region = Afrotropic