Table 1 Summary statistics for colony sizes and tracking data
From: Two simple movement mechanisms for spatial division of labour in social insects
Species | N colonies | Colony size | Colony size | Total tracked | Sum total | Sum total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(mean ± S.D.) | (range) | Individuals | Trajectory coordinates | Ant/bee hours | ||
A. mellifera | 10 | 4494 ± 1176 | 2867–6462 | 8850 | 970,538,883 | 134,797 |
L. niger | 20 | 93 ± 35 | 31–139 | 1867 | 839,179,656 | 116,553 |
L. acervorum | 10 | 64 ± 21 | 22–94 | 635 | 210,372,480 | 29,218 |
T. nylanderi | 10 | 114 ± 37 | 76–191 | 1142 | 441,439,804 | 61,311 |
