Table 1 Antennal distribution of basiconic sensilla across different C. pennsylvanicus castes. Sensillum counts represent the average and standard error of the dorsal and ventral total for each antennal segment (n = 5–6).
From: Microstructures at the distal tip of ant chemosensory sensilla
Caste | Antennal segment | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Nanitic | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 3.3 ± 0.6 | 3.8 ± 1.2 | 5.5 ± 1.3 | 6.2 ± 1.0 | 7.5 ± 1.1 | 8.0 ± 1.7 | 9.5 ± 2.6 | 10.2 ± 2.8 | 11.0 ± 3.5 | 37.0 ± 6.2 |
Minor | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 4.2 ± 1.0 | 7.7 ± 0.6 | 9.2 ± 0.9 | 8.8 ± 1.2 | 11.0 ± 1.0 | 11.2 ± 2.1 | 14.8 ± 2.5 | 18.7 ± 3.5 | 20.2 ± 4.0 | 47.3 ± 4.8 |
Intermediate | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 4.2 ± 0.4 | 6.6 ± 0.4 | 8.0 ± 0.7 | 9.0 ± 1.2 | 10.0 ± 1.0 | 12.0 ± 0.5 | 14.8 ± 1.2 | 17.6 ± 1.2 | 17.6 ± 1.2 | 50.0 ± 2.9 |
Major | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 6.6 ± 0.9 | 9.6 ± 0.5 | 9.8 ± 0.4 | 13.2 ± 0.9 | 14.2 ± 1.7 | 19.4 ± 2.4 | 21.6 ± 2.6 | 24.8 ± 4.6 | 61.2 ± 7.6 |
Queen | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 2.4 ± 0.4 | 6.4 ± 0.5 | 8.0 ± 1.1 | 9.0 ± 1.4 | 11.8 ± 0.7 | 14.8 ± 0.7 | 16.2 ± 1.4 | 22.4 ± 1.2 | 25.0 ± 1.6 | 64.8 ± 2.6 |
