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X-Ray based Micro-CT Datasets of Insects: Sceliphron caementarium (Sphecidae), Arotes decorus (Ichneumonidae), Vespula germanica (Vespidae), Sphex ichneumoneus (Sphecidae), Coccinella septempunctata (Coccinellidae), Mantis religiosa (Mantidae)

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Georgian Technical University
  • 2. ROR icon Georgian National University SEU
  • 3. ROR icon Ghent University
  • 4. ROR icon City University of New York

Description

This dataset consists of micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) scans of various insects, including: 

Sceliphron caementarium (Sphecidae) - https://www.gbif.org/species/5041466

Arotes decorus - https://www.gbif.org/species/5029281

Vespula germanica (Vespidae) - https://www.gbif.org/species/1311649

Sphex ichneumoneus (Sphecidae) - https://www.gbif.org/species/1347459

Coccinellidae septempunctata (Coccinellidae) - https://www.gbif.org/species/4990191

Mantis religiosa (Mantidae) - https://www.gbif.org/species/6258028

The insects were scanned using micro CT imaging at the Centre for X-ray Tomography of Ghent University (Ghent, Belgium). VGStudio MAX (Volume Graphics, Heidelberg, Germany) was employed to reconstruct the insects' 3D surfaces from the CT scans.

Our research utilized computer simulations to study the exposure of radio-frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs) from wireless communication networks, including 5G, within the 2.5 to 100 GHz frequency range. The Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) solver of Sim4Life (ZMT, Zurich, Switzerland) was used for EM simulations [1].

These scans form the basis for the creation of digital 3D models. Such a 3D model for Mantis religiosa was shared in Sketchfab (https://skfb.ly/oZNAD)

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Related works

Is derived from
Publication: 10.1109/DIPED59408.2023.10269454 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1109/TAP.2022.3209201 (DOI)

Funding

European Union
Support to Georgia’s Researchers’ Mobility” Programme (GRMP) - EU fellowships for Georgian researchers 2023 57655523
European Commission
ETAIN - Exposure To electromAgnetic fIelds and plaNetary health 101057216

Dates

Collected
2023-07
Insects collected in Kakheti and Mtskheta-Mtianeti regions of Georgia.
Created
2023-08
Micro CT scans created at the UGCT

References

  • [1] V. Jeladze, A. Thielens, T. Nozadze, G. Korkotadze, B. Partsvania and R. Zaridze, "Estimation of the Specific Absorption Rate for a Honey bee Exposed to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields from 2.5 to 100 GHz," 2023 IEEE XXVIII International Seminar/Workshop on Direct and Inverse Problems of Electromagnetic and Acoustic Wave Theory (DIPED), Tbilisi, Georgia, 2023, pp. 180-185, doi: 10.1109/DIPED59408.2023.10269454.