{"id":152520,"date":"2026-04-22T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//?p=152520"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:15:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:15:53","slug":"ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//","title":{"rendered":"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Researcher Contributes to Antscan, a Global 3D Ant Biodiversity Database"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since the rise of genome sequencing, the field of<a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//biology-bs/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"> biolog</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//a>y has gained an exponential amount of data and understanding of the building blocks of living organisms. However, documenting phenotypic, or observable, characteristics of organisms has lagged behind due to challenges with technology.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<p>To advance knowledge in this area, Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Assistant Professor of Biology <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//sciences.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//biology/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//person/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//jeffrey-sosa-calvo/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/">Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//a>, collaborated with international <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//research/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/">researchers</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//a> through the Antscan, a global initiave&nbsp;led by the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), with contributions from universities and museums.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<p>The effort has led to a <em>Nature Methods</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//em> publication and created a freely available, morphological database of over 2,000 ant specimens representing nearly 800 species.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u201cAnts are important to study because they are ubiquitous, abundant and highly varied, ecologically dominant, and some species practice agriculture, facing challenges similar to human agriculture, such as crop pests,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u201d says Sosa-Calvo, who began researching insect diversity at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and the University of Maryland.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<p>Using a fast and powerful X-ray scanning technique, researchers created phenotypically accurate 3D models, providing a detailed look at both ants/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u2019 external and internal anatomy that can benefit a wide range of fields.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u201cThere is strong potential for more ant species to be&nbsp;added to Antscan and that other small insect or invertebrate groups create similar repositories of phenotypic data to advance our understanding of biological morphology,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u201d Sosa-Calvo says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<h2>Closing the Gap Between Genetic and Morphological Data</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<p>Standard imaging tools used to photograph specimens, like high-resolution cameras, can capture the external morphology of ants from multiple angles, and micro-CT scanning can capture the internal morphology like organs and muscle tissue. However, these methods are time-consuming and limit how many specimens can be studied.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<p>The Antscan initiative is filling this gap of available data by providing a library of morphologically accurate 3D models of ant anatomy. To solve the throughput bottleneck, the team of researchers is using high-throughput X-ray micro-CT scanning powered by a synchrotron particle accelerator.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"attachment_152528/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"figure/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"538/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"figure-img size-full wp-image-152528 img-fluid/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-2.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Diagram illustrating the AntScan imaging process, including sample preparation, X-ray microscopy setup, and high-resolution scans used to create layered 3D models of ants./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-2.jpg 1200w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-2-300x135.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-2-768x344.jpg 768w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-2-892x400.jpg 892w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-2-360x161.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"538/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"figure-img size-full wp-image-152528 img-fluid lazyload/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20538%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Diagram illustrating the AntScan imaging process, including sample preparation, X-ray microscopy setup, and high-resolution scans used to create layered 3D models of ants./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20538%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" data-srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-2.jpg 1200w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-2-300x135.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-2-768x344.jpg 768w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-2-892x400.jpg 892w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-2-360x161.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-2.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/">From specimen preparation to scanning and image processing, Antscan uses advanced X-ray technology to create detailed 3D models of ants that are made publicly available online. (Photo courtesy of Katzke et al., 2026)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u201cThe synchrotron particle accelerator produces much higher intensity light beams, resulting in images with higher contrast and faster processing times than a normal micro-CT scanner,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u201d Sosa-Calvo says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u201cIt takes about 3,000 images per specimen in a short period of time. So instead of taking most of the day to scan a single specimen, researchers can scan a single ant in&nbsp;about a minute or so./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<p>Once the 2D images are captured, they are reconstructed into a 3D tomogram of the specimen, allowing researchers to see fine details from the exoskeleton to internal structures like the nervous system.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<h2>Why This Tech Matters for Biodiversity Research</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<p>By streamlining the process of scanning smaller specimens and making the 3D models publicly available, the Antscan initiative has opened the door for researchers to study morphology at a scale previously only possible for genetic data, helping morphological research catch up with its molecular counterpart.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"attachment_152531/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"figure/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"1197/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"figure-img size-full wp-image-152531 img-fluid/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-3.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Composite image of an ant showing its external form and internal anatomy, including color-coded organs revealed through 3D imaging./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-3.jpg 1200w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-3-802x800.jpg 802w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-3-513x512.jpg 513w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-3-401x400.jpg 401w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-3-360x360.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"1197/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"figure-img size-full wp-image-152531 img-fluid lazyload/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%201197%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Composite image of an ant showing its external form and internal anatomy, including color-coded organs revealed through 3D imaging./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%201197%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" data-srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-3.jpg 1200w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-3-802x800.jpg 802w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-3-513x512.jpg 513w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-3-401x400.jpg 401w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-3-360x360.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-3.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/">A 3D rendering of an Antscan specimen, the South American army ant (Eciton hamatum), highlighting internal anatomy, including muscles and organs. (Photo courtesy of Katzke et al., 2026)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<p>It has also helped document the presence of characteristics previously thought to occur in only a single species.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u201cA few years ago, we discovered that fungus-farming ants/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u2014a&nbsp;group of ants that grow fungus for food and are the subject of Sosa-Calvo&#8217;s&nbsp;research at Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u2014have biomineralized armor that protects them&nbsp;like the shell of marine crustaceans and mollusks,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u201d he says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u201cWith the scans performed in this project, we now know that other species, within fungus-farming ants also have this armor, which appears to be a unique feature among ants./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"attachment_152532/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"max-width: 468px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"468/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"373/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"figure-img size-full wp-image-152532 img-fluid/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-4.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Circular phylogenetic tree illustrating relationships among ant species, with labeled subfamilies and surrounding images of representative ants highlighting diversity across the group./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-4.jpg 468w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-4-300x239.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-4-360x287.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"468/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"373/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"figure-img size-full wp-image-152532 img-fluid lazyload/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20468%20373%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Circular phylogenetic tree illustrating relationships among ant species, with labeled subfamilies and surrounding images of representative ants highlighting diversity across the group./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20468%20373%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 468w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" data-srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-4.jpg 468w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-4-300x239.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-4-360x287.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-4.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/">Antscan maps the diversity of ants across the tree of life, highlighting species included in the dataset as the open database continues to grow. (Credit: Katzke et al., 2026)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<h2>Applications in Art and Media</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<p>Scientists aren/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u2019t the only group that benefits from this extensive library. Since the files are open to the public, Sosa-Calvo says artists are using them to better understand and animate natural ant movement and is a valuable tool for education by engaging students.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<p>He adds that this proven method of collecting morphological data could encourage researchers to generate similar databases, including other <em>Hymenopteran </news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//em>groups, such as&nbsp;wasps andbees, as well as other insect groups like beetles, and other invertebrates.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<p>Sosa-Calvo/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u2019s work contributed expertise on insect diversity, particularly within the order <em>Hymenoptera</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//em>, which includes ants, bees, and wasps. His research focuses on fungus-farming ants, a group known for their highly organized, cooperative colonies and unique agricultural behavior, or fungiculture.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<hr>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<p><em>This research was supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (DEB-1927161).</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//em></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<p><em>Researchers and students in the Department of Biology within Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/u2019s College of Sciences, including the Sosa-Calvo Ant Lab, have contributed to the Antscan initiative.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//em></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using an advanced X-ray technique, Assistant Professor of Biology Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo has helped create detailed images of 2,000 ant specimens, offering insight on their physical traits to advance science and even the arts.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n","protected":false},"author":8713,"featured_media":152524,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[23,24],"tags":[982,8703,54942,14916],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-152520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","category-science-technology","tag-college-of-sciences","tag-department-of-biology","tag-jeffrey-sosa-calvo","tag-research"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//yoast.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//product/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//yoast-seo-premium-wordpress/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520// -->/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<title>Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Researcher Contributes to Antscan, a Global 3D Ant Biodiversity Database | Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ News</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//title>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"description/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Using an advanced X-ray technique, Assistant Professor of Biology Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo has helped create detailed images of 2,000 ant specimens, offering insight on their physical traits to advance science and even the arts./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"robots/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<link rel=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"canonical/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"og:locale/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"en_US/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"og:type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"article/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"og:title/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Researcher Contributes to Antscan, a Global 3D Ant Biodiversity Database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"og:description/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Using an advanced X-ray technique, Assistant Professor of Biology Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo has helped create detailed images of 2,000 ant specimens, offering insight on their physical traits to advance science and even the arts./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"og:url/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"og:site_name/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ News | Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Today/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"article:publisher/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.facebook.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"article:published_time/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"2026-04-22T13:00:38+00:00/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"article:modified_time/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"2026-04-22T13:15:53+00:00/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"og:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-1.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/t<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"og:image:width/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/t<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"og:image:height/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/t<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"og:image:type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//jpeg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"author/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Andrew Miller/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"twitter:card/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"summary_large_image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"twitter:creator/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"twitter:site/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"twitter:label1/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Written by/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/t<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"twitter:data1/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Andrew Miller/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/t<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"twitter:label2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Est. reading time/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/t<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"twitter:data2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"5 minutes/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<script type=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"application/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ld+json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"yoast-schema-graph/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/">{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@context/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//schema.org/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@graph/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":[{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Article/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#article/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"isPartOf/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"author/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"name/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Andrew Miller/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//schema/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//person/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//40c9637d00a4df5d09aca311b65cef6a/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"headline/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Researcher Contributes to Antscan, a Global 3D Ant Biodiversity Database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"datePublished/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"2026-04-22T13:00:38+00:00/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"dateModified/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"2026-04-22T13:15:53+00:00/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"mainEntityOfPage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"wordCount/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":846,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#primaryimage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"thumbnailUrl/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-1.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"keywords/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":[/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"College of Sciences/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Department of Biology/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Research/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"],/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"articleSection/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":[/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Research/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Science &amp; Technology/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"],/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"inLanguage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"en-US/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"copyrightYear/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"copyrightHolder/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#organization/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"}},{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"WebPage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"url/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"name/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Researcher Contributes to Antscan, a Global 3D Ant Biodiversity Database | Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ News/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"isPartOf/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#website/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"primaryImageOfPage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#primaryimage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#primaryimage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"thumbnailUrl/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-1.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"datePublished/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"2026-04-22T13:00:38+00:00/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"dateModified/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"2026-04-22T13:15:53+00:00/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"author/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//schema/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//person/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//40c9637d00a4df5d09aca311b65cef6a/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"description/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Using an advanced X-ray technique, Assistant Professor of Biology Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo has helped create detailed images of 2,000 ant specimens, offering insight on their physical traits to advance science and even the arts./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"breadcrumb/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#breadcrumb/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"inLanguage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"en-US/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"potentialAction/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":[{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"ReadAction/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"target/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":[/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"]}]},{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"ImageObject/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"inLanguage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"en-US/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#primaryimage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"url/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-1.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"contentUrl/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-1.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"width/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":1200,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"height/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":800,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo, a Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ assistant professor of biology, studies fungus-farming ants and contributed to the global Antscan initiative, which is advancing how scientists study ant species and evolution. (Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo)/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"},{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"BreadcrumbList/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#breadcrumb/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"itemListElement/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":[{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"ListItem/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"position/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":1,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"name/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Home/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"item/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"},{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"ListItem/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"position/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":2,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"name/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Researcher Contributes to Antscan, a Global 3D Ant Biodiversity Database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"}]},{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"WebSite/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#website/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"url/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"name/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ News | Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Today/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"description/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Central Florida Research, Arts, Technology, Student Life and College News, Stories and More/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"potentialAction/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":[{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"SearchAction/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"target/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"EntryPoint/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"urlTemplate/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//?s={search_term_string}/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"query-input/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"PropertyValueSpecification/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"valueRequired/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":true,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"valueName/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"search_term_string/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"}}],/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"inLanguage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"en-US/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"},{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Person/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//schema/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//person/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//40c9637d00a4df5d09aca311b65cef6a/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"name/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Andrew Miller/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"ImageObject/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"inLanguage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"en-US/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//secure.gravatar.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//avatar/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//1da05a56acd223c2cdc3c258d9737d2e00814e6f1d19425c726d2044f293287c?s=96&d=mm&r=g/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"url/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//secure.gravatar.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//avatar/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//1da05a56acd223c2cdc3c258d9737d2e00814e6f1d19425c726d2044f293287c?s=96&d=mm&r=g/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"contentUrl/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//secure.gravatar.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//avatar/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//1da05a56acd223c2cdc3c258d9737d2e00814e6f1d19425c726d2044f293287c?s=96&d=mm&r=g/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Andrew Miller/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"url/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//author/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//an352813/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"},{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"ImageObject/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"inLanguage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"en-US/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#local-main-organization-logo/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"url/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"contentUrl/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/"}]}</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//script>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520/n<!-- /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520// Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Researcher Contributes to Antscan, a Global 3D Ant Biodiversity Database | Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ News","description":"Using an advanced X-ray technique, Assistant Professor of Biology Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo has helped create detailed images of 2,000 ant specimens, offering insight on their physical traits to advance science and even the arts.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Researcher Contributes to Antscan, a Global 3D Ant Biodiversity Database","og_description":"Using an advanced X-ray technique, Assistant Professor of Biology Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo has helped create detailed images of 2,000 ant specimens, offering insight on their physical traits to advance science and even the arts.","og_url":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//","og_site_name":"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ News | Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Today","article_publisher":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.facebook.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½","article_published_time":"2026-04-22T13:00:38+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-22T13:15:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-1.jpg","type":"image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//jpeg"}],"author":"Andrew Miller","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½","twitter_site":"@Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Andrew Miller","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//"},"author":{"name":"Andrew Miller","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//schema/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//person/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//40c9637d00a4df5d09aca311b65cef6a"},"headline":"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Researcher Contributes to Antscan, a Global 3D Ant Biodiversity Database","datePublished":"2026-04-22T13:00:38+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-22T13:15:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//"},"wordCount":846,"image":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-1.jpg","keywords":["College of Sciences","Department of Biology","Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo","Research"],"articleSection":["Research","Science &amp; Technology"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//","url":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//","name":"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Researcher Contributes to Antscan, a Global 3D Ant Biodiversity Database | Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-22T13:00:38+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-22T13:15:53+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//schema/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//person/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//40c9637d00a4df5d09aca311b65cef6a"},"description":"Using an advanced X-ray technique, Assistant Professor of Biology Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo has helped create detailed images of 2,000 ant specimens, offering insight on their physical traits to advance science and even the arts.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#primaryimage","url":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-1.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo, a Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ assistant professor of biology, studies fungus-farming ants and contributed to the global Antscan initiative, which is advancing how scientists study ant species and evolution. (Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Researcher Contributes to Antscan, a Global 3D Ant Biodiversity Database"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#website","url":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//","name":"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ News | Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Today","description":"Central Florida Research, Arts, Technology, Student Life and College News, Stories and More","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//schema/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//person/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//40c9637d00a4df5d09aca311b65cef6a","name":"Andrew Miller","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//secure.gravatar.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//avatar/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//1da05a56acd223c2cdc3c258d9737d2e00814e6f1d19425c726d2044f293287c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//secure.gravatar.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//avatar/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//1da05a56acd223c2cdc3c258d9737d2e00814e6f1d19425c726d2044f293287c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//secure.gravatar.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//avatar/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//1da05a56acd223c2cdc3c258d9737d2e00814e6f1d19425c726d2044f293287c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Andrew Miller"},"url":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//author/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//an352813/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//ucf-researcher-contributes-to-antscan-a-global-3d-ant-biodiversity-database/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//#local-main-organization-logo","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½"}]}},"thumbnail":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//04/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//Antscan-1-300x200.jpg","primary_category":23,"primary_tag":982,"author_byline":"Ryan Fox","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//posts/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//152520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//types/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//users/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//8713"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//comments?post=152520"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//posts/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//152520/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152580,"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//posts/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//152520/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//revisions/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//152580"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//media/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//152524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//media?parent=152520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//categories?post=152520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//tags?post=152520"},{"taxonomy":"tu_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//tu_author?post=152520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//api.w.org/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/152520//{rel}","templated":true}]}}