1983] 
Calabi, Traniello, and Werner — Pheidole 
401 
MINOR WORKERS 
AGE CLASS 
1(15) 
11(27) 
111(45) 
1V(24) 
V(81) 
ROW 
TOTAL 
192 
Selfgroom 
78 
159 
221 
95 
228 
781 
Allogroom Minor 
10 
5 
38 
22 
61 
136 
Allogroom Major 
5 
7 
25 
1 1 
22 
70 
Carry Egg 
1 1 
121 
77 
30 
68 
307 
Carry Larva 
20 
93 
470 
159 
493 
1235 
Carry Pupa 
1 
18 
42 
24 
64 
149 
Groom Egg 
5 
7 
6 
3 
3 
24 
Groom Larva 
8 
28 
94 
38 
55 
223 
Groom Pupa 
8 
57 
65 
23 
72 
225 
Assist Eclosion 
10 
26 
23 
14 
41 
1 14 
Trophallaxis w/ Larva 
1 
1 
15 
2 
6 
25 
Trophallaxis w/ Minor 
1 
7 
19 
6 
15 
48 
Forage 
0 
0 
0 
2 
20 
22 
Retrieve Food 
0 
2 
24 
39 
121 
186 
Eat Brood /Exuvia 
0 
2 
22 
3 
10 
37 
Eat Dead Adult 
0 
1 
14 
2 
9 
26 
Carry Exuvia 
0 
6 
13 
4 
23 
46 
COLUMN TOTAL 
158 
540 
1 168 
472 
1311 
3654 
MAJOR WORKERS 
AGE Class 
1(5) 
11(15) 
111(5) 
1V(3) 
V(4) 
32 
Selfgroom 
13 
58 
30 
8 
1 
1 10 
Guard 
3 
4 
14 
20 
22 
63 
Patrol at Food 
0 
0 
2 
3 
47 
52 
Patrol Arena 
0 
0 
0 
1 
21 
22 
COLUMN TOTAL 
16 
62 
46 
32 
91 
247 
Table 3. Observed frequencies with which each age class (I through V) performed 
various acts. Values in parentheses indicate the number of individuals in each age 
class. 
