一个新的数据库使用先进的扫描技术提供2,000个详细的3D蚂蚁模型,加速生物多样性研究。 A new database uses advanced scanning to provide 2,000 detailed 3D ant models, accelerating biodiversity research.

由OIST和KIT的研究人员推出的一个新的公共数据库 " 蚂蚁 " 提供了2 000多种高分辨率3D型蚂蚁模型,这些蚂蚁是利用以同步器为基础的X射线微CT扫描生成的。 Antscan, a new public database launched by researchers from OIST and KIT, offers over 2,000 high-resolution 3D models of ants created using synchrotron-based X-ray micro-CT scanning. 该技术以微米尺度捕捉了详细的内部和外部结构,使样本能够快速成像——相当于用传统方法进行六年的工作——仅一个星期。 The technology captured detailed internal and external structures at micrometer scale, enabling rapid imaging of specimens—equivalent to six years of work with traditional methods—in just one week. 这一可自由进入的平台综合了形态、遗传、生态和地理数据,支持对演变、生物多样性和殖民地效率的研究。 The freely accessible platform integrates morphological, genetic, ecological, and geographic data, supporting research in evolution, biodiversity, and colony efficiency. 早期发现显示,殖民地倾向于较少资源密集的蚂蚁类型,从而有利于更大、更复杂的社会。 Early findings suggest colonies favor less resource-intensive ant types, enabling larger, more complex societies. 该项目在《自然方法》中出版,为数字生物多样性研究制定了可扩展的标准,并可以扩大到其他小型无脊椎动物。 The project, published in Nature Methods, sets a scalable standard for digital biodiversity research and could expand to other small invertebrates.