Time-resolved micro-CT analysis of ant digestion in Nepenthes pitchers

Name: Time-resolved micro-CT analysis of ant digestion in Nepenthes pitchers
Creator: Nikitha Sabulal
Published: 2025-12-25T03:21:14.549Z
Keywords: Plant Biology, Plant-Animal Interaction

Sabulal, Nikitha; Sujatha, Gokul Baburaj Sujatha; Johnson, Anil John; Baby, Sabulal

doi:10.17632/f3944dr2fd.1

Time-resolved micro-CT analysis of ant digestion in Nepenthes pitchers

Published: 25 December 2025| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/f3944dr2fd.1

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Nikitha Sabulal, Gokul Baburaj Sujatha Sujatha, Anil John Johnson, Sabulal Baby

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Videos S1-S4: Three-dimensional video reconstructions showing the progressive degradation of the ant, A. gracilipes, incubated in the pitcher fluid of N. khasiana over a 10-day period. Video S1: control ant; video S2: day 2 digestion; video S3: day 5; video S4: day 10, illustrating the sequential disintegration within the digestive fluid. 3D videos were reconstructed from micro-CT image stacks using 3D Slicer ver 5.8.1.

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