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Table 1 : Ethogram of Orectognathus versicolor. The values given are numbers of 
individual acts performed by members of each caste. In parentheses are given relative 
frequencies of performance of each act in the total repertory of the caste. 
Minor 
Media 
Major 
Queen 
Self-groom 
1370 ( .3481) 
845 ( .2996) 
462 ( .4306) 
45 ( .7258) 
Allogroom minor 
437 ( .1110) 
93 ( .0330) 
18 ( .0168) 
1 ( .0161) 
Allogroom media 
144 ( .0366) 
224 ( .0794) 
16 ( .0149) 
0 
Allogroom major 
100 ( .0254) 
52 ( .0184) 
15 ( .0140) 
0 
Allogroom queen 
27 ( .0069) 
20 ( .0071) 
8 ( .0075) 
/ 
Regurgitation 
with minor 
48 ( .0122) 
15 ( .0053) 
3 ( .0028) 
2 ( .0323) 
with media 
10 ( .0025) 
21 ( .0074) 
7 ( .0065) 
0 
with major 
13 ( .0033) 
2 ( .0007) 
2 ( .0019) 
0 
with queen 
0 
0 
0 
/ 
Carry or manipu- 
late egg 
4 ( .0010) 
2 ( .0007) 
1 ( .0009) 
0 
Lick egg 
18 ( .0046) 
5 ( .0018) 
1 ( .0009) 
1 ( .0161) 
Carry or manipu- 
late larva 
53 ( .0135) 
37 ( .0131) 
2 ( .0019) 
0 
Lick larva 
602 ( .1529) 
520 ( .1844) 
155 ( .1445) 
9 ( .1425) 
Regurgitate with 
larva 
4 ( .0010) 
1 1 ( .0039) 
2 ( .0019) 
0 
Feed larva solids 
19 ( .0048) 
20 ( .0071) 
0 
0 
Carry or manipu- 
late pupa 
7 ( .0018) 
9 ( .0032) 
6 ( .0056) 
0 
Lick pupa 
54 ( .0137) 
63 ( .0223) 
18 ( .0168) 
0 
Forage 
364 ( .0925) 
356 ( .1262) 
126 ( .1174) 
0 
Capture prey 
19 ( .0048) 
26 ( .0092) 
2 ( .0019) 
0 
Return prey to 
nest 
19 ( .0048) 
6 ( .0021) 
0 
0 
Process prey 
45 ( .0114) 
25 ( .0089) 
4 ( .0037) 
0 
Eat prey 
132 ( .0335) 
109 ( .0387) 
19 ( .0177) 
2 ( .0323) 
Guard 
313 ( .0795) 
280 ( .0993) 
186 ( .1733) 
0 
Manipulate nest 
material 
67 ( .0170) 
13 ( .0046) 
2 ( .0019) 
1 ( .0161) 
Lick tube wall 
27 ( .0069) 
26 ( .0092) 
12 ( .0112) 
1 ( .0161) 
Remove refuse 
(in tube) 
9 ( .0023) 
1 ( .0004) 
0 
0 
Remove refuse 
(out of tube) 
12 ( .0030) 
19 ( .0067) 
4 ( .0037) 
0 
Carry dead ant 
19 ( .0048) 
20 ( .0071) 
2 ( .0019) 
0 
Total # acts 
3936(1.0 ) 
2820(1.0 ) 
1073(1.0 ) 
62(1.0 ) 
# categories 
27 
27 
24 
8 
# individuals 
30 
15 
6 
1 
