Table 1 Average temperature and irradiance during the first (I), second (II), third (III) and fourth (IV) months of Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nests in sunny and shaded environments.
From: The ideal habitat for leaf-cutting ant queens to build their nests
I | II | III | IV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sunny | ||||
Internal temperature (°C) | 25.3 ± 1.0 | 26.2 ± 1.0 | 26.0 ± 0.9 | 24.8 ± 1.0 |
External temperature (°C) | 23.3 ± 5.8 | 24.6 ± 4.7 | 23.9 ± 4.0 | 22.9 ± 4.1 |
Solar irradiation (MJ/m2) | 21.3 ± 7.0 | 19.0 ± 8.0 | 17.5 ± 7.1 | 17.8 ± 4.8 |
Shaded | ||||
Internal temperature (°C) | 23.5 ± 1.8 | 24.4 ± 1.7 | 24.3 ± 1.8 | 23.3 ± 2.1 |
External temperature (°C) | 22.1 ± 3.6 | 23.5 ± 3.1 | 23.1 ± 2.8 | 22.0 ± 2.6 |
Solar irradiation (MJ/m2) | 6.3 ± 3.8 | 7.5 ± 2.0 | 3.2 ± 2.2 | 2.3 ± 1.5 |
