Antscan is out!

The Antscan paper has just been published in the scientific journal Nature Methods here:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-026-03005-0
In it, you will find detailed descriptions of how everything was organized and carried out to this point, as well as some case studies of how the datasets can be used.

Here are some news outlets that have picked up the publication today:
https://www.science.org/content/article/insane-images-depict-ant-species-stunning-3-d
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/science/ants-3d-scans.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Q1A.Y67i.Au0mlrbqEkC0&smid=url-share
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-created-a-digital-library-full-of-ants/
https://spectrum.ieee.org/3d-scanning-particle-accelerator-antscan

For a broader evolutionary application of the Antscan database, also read Arthur Matte et al.’s 2025 paper on the economics and evolution of cuticle thickness in ants representing ~500 species.