Scientists use rapid 3D scanning to create a digital library of 800 ant species

Mongabay
Mar 11, 2026, 2:10 pm43 pts
Scientists have designed a new technique using robotics to rapidly generate high-resolution, three-dimensional images of ants. Antscan is the world’s first digitized library of nearly 800 ant species belonging to 212 genera from around the globe. They used microtomography, a technique akin to human CT scans,…

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