Table 2. Behaviors displayed by A. octospinosus ants with fungus. Data are presented as Mean ± SEM of behavior duration in seconds.
| Foragers (LW only) | Nest workers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replete (n=35) | Empty (n=25) | All (n=60) | LW (n=20) | SW (n=10) | |
| Self-grooming | 10.96±0.96 | 9.68±1.74 | 10.42±0.90 | 5.74±0.78 | 2.78±0.63 |
| Social behaviour | 22.92±2.98 | 14.3±3.91 | 19.33±2.4 | 4.47±1.22 | 1.27±0.69 |
| Immobile | 4.78±1.62 | 6.05±3.22 | 5.31±1.61 | 23.52±4.02 | 24.98±7.97 |
| Other activities (including fungus contact) | 61.33±3.93 | 69.97±5.38 | 64.93±3.2 | 66.27±3.65 | 70.98±7.96 |