A new high-tech scanning system is rapidly turning thousands of ants into stunning 3D models—building a digital library of ...

A new, simple scanning system can create precise 3D models of insects in color. The system uses off-the-shelf equipment, including a camera and a computer, to obtain detailed, true-color 3D images of ...

Digital insects A new colour 3D modelling system developed in Australia is digitising even the tiniest insects to help researchers study them better. The models could also have applications in ...

Experts from the University of Nottingham have created life-size 3D-printed insect models to explore how some species trick predators into thinking they're more dangerous than they really are—and ...

Sample images of worker ants of different sizes at various magnifications: 3D models (top) and section views of the heads of four ants (bottom ...

The “Antscan” web platform is the world’s largest digital database of 3D insect data. It is the result of an international and interdisciplinary cooperation initiated by Karlsruhe Institute of ...

3D printed models of a wasp (front), a fly (rear), and a series of intermediate mimics generated by 3D morphing. Experts from the University of Nottingham have created life-size 3D-printed insect ...