Table 1 Specimens used in the present study. In total, two colonies were sampled: CSM3518 and CSM3520.

From: Development but not diet alters microbial communities in the Neotropical arboreal trap jaw ant Daceton armigerum: an exploratory study

Collection code

Caste

Body part for extraction

Wild or laboratory specimens

qPCR

CSM3518a

worker_large soldier

whole body

wild

107253.8121

CSM3518b

worker_medium size

whole body

wild

30850.60903

CSM3518c

worker_smaller size

whole body

wild

62768.27397

CSM3518d

worker_large soldier

gaster only

wild

116926.6404

CSM3518e

worker_large soldier

gaster only

wild

4182.870531

CSM3518f

worker_medium size

gaster only

wild

500148.3551

CSM3518g

worker_medium size

gaster only

wild

153368.7282

CSM3518h

worker_smaller size

gaster only

wild

62768.27937

CSM3518i

worker_smaller size

gaster only

wild

1134812.191

CSM3520a

worker_large soldier

whole body

wild

903603.3203

CSM3520b

worker_medium size

whole body

wild

14285.43608

CSM3520c

worker_smaller size

whole body

wild

77246.7959

CSM3520d

worker_large soldier

gaster only

wild

15707.7435

CSM3520e

worker_large soldier

gaster only

wild

7890.596614

CSM3520f

worker_medium size

gaster only

wild

16282.36467

CSM3520g

worker_medium size

gaster only

wild

14285.43608

CSM3520h

worker_smaller size

gaster only

wild

5.8822

CSM3520i

worker_smaller size

gaster only

wild

226.2195

CSM3520j

male

whole body

wild

277442.4457

CSM3520k

pupae

whole pupae

wild

105817.9332

CSM3520l

pupae

whole pupae

wild

22663.99421

CSM3520m

pupae

whole pupae

wild

305.6088804

CSM3520n

larvae

whole larvae

wild

143368.3363

CSM3520o

larvae

whole larvae

wild

277442.4457

CSM3518L1

worker_smaller size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

7873.334527

CSM3518L2

worker_smaller size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

54945.30271

CSM3518L3

worker_smaller size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

13639.89950

CSM3518LE1

worker_smaller size

gaster only

laboratory - time 1

8288.498981

CSM3518LE2

worker_smaller size

gaster only

laboratory - time 1

75651.26549

CSM3518LL1

worker_smaller size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

94425.62691

CSM3518LL2

worker_smaller size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

169087.1036

CSM3518S1

worker_large soldier

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

74705.83026

CSM3518S2

worker_large soldier

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

759747.1508

CSM3518S3

worker_large soldier

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

221163.2453

CSM3518SE1

worker_large soldier

gaster only

laboratory - time 1

566448.8417

CSM3518SL1

worker_large soldier

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

486810.8988

CSM3518SL2

worker_large soldier

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

472345.5814

CSM3518W1

worker_medium size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

24144.49178

CSM3518W2

worker_medium size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

136091.6718

CSM3518W3

worker_medium size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

255367.7115

CSM3518WE1

worker_medium size

gaster only

laboratory - time 1

54234.94541

CSM3518WE2

worker_medium size

gaster only

laboratory - time 1

236922.6482

CSM3518WL1

worker_medium size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

238852.7744

CSM3518WL2

worker_medium size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

301598.7693

CSM3520L1

worker_smaller size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

11303.30712

CSM3520L2

worker_smaller size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

28837.72747

CSM3520L3

worker_smaller size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

92702.01409

CSM3520LE1

worker_smaller size

gaster only

laboratory - time 1

947.0076534

CSM3520LE2

worker_smaller size

gaster only

laboratory - time 1

113503.6583

CSM3520LL1

worker_smaller size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

115.6949113

CSM3520LL2

worker_smaller size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

105853.8457

CSM3520S1

worker_large soldier

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

96673.77109

CSM3520S2

worker_large soldier

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

52052.75086

CSM3520S3

worker_large soldier

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

30149.71022

CSM3520SE1

worker_large soldier

gaster only

laboratory - time 1

332361.84409

CSM3520SE2

worker_large soldier

gaster only

laboratory - time 1

345596.6589

CSM3520SL1

worker_large soldier

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

53984.08424

CSM3520SL2

worker_large soldier

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

1303908.326

CSM3520W1

worker_medium size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

390420.8943

CSM3520W2

worker_medium size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

27682.57562

CSM3520W3

worker_medium size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

65294.58984

CSM3520WE1

worker_medium size

gaster only

laboratory - time 1

2213.643473

CSM3520WE2

worker_medium size

gaster only

laboratory - time 1

1208744.225

CSM3520WL1

worker_medium size

gaster only

laboratory - time 2

418266.1593

cricket1

diet1

diet1

diet1

129254.9951

cricket2

diet1

diet1

diet1

13949361.99

cricket3

diet1

diet1

diet1

50693.36052

sugarwater1

diet2

diet2

diet2

60.51831745

sugarwater2

diet2

diet2

diet2

40.853

sugarwater3

diet2

diet2

diet2

53.125