Published in Nature Methods · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers at UMD used AI and 3D imaging to accelerate the scanning and creation of 2,000 interactive ant models, reducing scanning time from 10 hours to a single week. The project, dubbed Antscan, aims to create a living library of interactive models corresponding to Earth's biodiversity.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- UMD entomologist helps bring the world’s ant diversity to life in 3D imagery University of Maryland · Mar 5, 2026 · first to report
- Reconstructing the world’s ant diversity in 3D Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University · Mar 5, 2026
- Digitalization: Antscan reveals the fascinating diversity in ants Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) · Mar 5, 2026