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. 2023 May 17;26(6):106747. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106747

Table 1.

Color contrast between spiders and ants from different predator perspectives

Visual system Comparison Color contrast (JND)
Jumping spider DCG DCR DAR DAB DEB DEG
Female golden morph Crematogaster egidyi 6.38 ± 0.31 7.00 ± 0.31 9.25 ± 0.71 4.44 ± 0.31 3.32 ± 0.81 8.25 ± 0.81
Meranoplus bicolor 5.82 ± 0.31 7.57 ± 0.31 10.83 ± 0.71 4.36 ± 0.31 3.95 ± 0.81 8.80 ± 0.71
Technomyrmex sp. 6.83 ± 0.51 11.15 ± 0.61 10.78 ± 0.71 3.15 ± 0.31 3.23 ± 0.71 7.45 ± 0.81
Polyrhachis jianghuaensis 5.35 ± 0.31 7.86 ± 0.71 9.05 ± 0.71 3.33 ± 0.21 4.46 ± 0.51 6.09 ± 0.61
Polyrhachis dives 5.01 ± 0.41 7.51 ± 0.61 8.12 ± 0.71 3.45 ± 0.31 5.59 ± 0.51 3.96 ± 0.61
Phintelloides versicolor female 2.44 ± 0.20 5.09 ± 0.68 6.32 ± 0.47 5.48 ± 0.37 4.31 ± 0.61 3.00 ± 0.43
Phintelloides versicolor male 5.40 ± 0.49 10.26 ± 0.72 6.11 ± 0.62 10.95 ± 0.33 5.76 ± 0.44 3.66 ± 0.42
Female red morph Crematogaster egidyi 6.81 ± 0.21 11.26 ± 0.81 19.30 ± 1.31 4.85 ± 0.31 4.70 ± 0.81 9.67 ± 0.71
Meranoplus bicolor 6.22 ± 0.21 11.49 ± 0.81 21.13 ± 1.31 4.71 ± 0.41 5.61 ± 0.81 10.21 ± 0.71
Technomyrmex sp. 7.52 ± 0.31 17.17 ± 0.81 21.19 ± 1.31 3.39 ± 0.31 4.03 ± 0.81 8.79 ± 0.71
Polyrhachis jianghuaensis 5.84 ± 0.31 14.66 ± 0.81 19.58 ± 1.21 3.58 ± 0.21 4.09 ± 0.41 7.00 ± 0.51
Polyrhachis dives 5.54 ± 0.31 13.76 ± 0.81 18.62 ± 1.21 3.94 ± 0.41 3.68 ± 0.41 4.73 ± 0.61
Phintelloides versicolor female 2.31 ± 0.20 11.87 ± 0.80 16.40 ± 1.18 5.91 ± 0.58 3.23 ± 0.49 3.39 ± 0.50
Phintelloides versicolor male 6.08 ± 0.37 16.70 ± 0.86 16.51 ± 1.25 11.12 ± 0.58 4.37 ± 0.27 3.90 ± 0.47
Male Crematogaster egidyi 7.53 ± 0.61 17.23 ± 0.91 24.90 ± 0.41 5.61 ± 0.31 18.79 ± 1.51 2.95 ± 0.41
Meranoplus bicolor 6.96 ± 0.61 17.43 ± 0.81 26.77 ± 0.41 3.91 ± 0.31 19.00 ± 1.51 3.77 ± 0.41
Technomyrmex sp. 8.36 ± 0.71 23.15 ± 0.91 26.90 ± 0.41 4.41 ± 0.41 18.22 ± 1.51 2.67 ± 0.31
Polyrhachis jianghuaensis 6.63 ± 0.61 20.49 ± 0.91 25.39 ± 0.41 5.29 ± 0.41 16.41 ± 1.41 3.99 ± 0.21
Polyrhachis dives 6.33 ± 0.71 19.69 ± 0.91 24.40 ± 0.41 7.99 ± 0.41 14.50 ± 1.41 5.20 ± 0.51
Phintelloides versicolor female 3.13 ± 0.37 17.39 ± 1.01 22.30 ± 0.42 10.52 ± 0.49 16.00 ± 1.53 6.87 ± 0.60
Phintelloides versicolor male 6.91 ± 0.76 22.66 ± 0.94 22.33 ± 0.44 16.60 ± 0.49 14.43 ± 1.42 6.57 ± 0.59
Mantis DCG DCR DAR DAB DEB DEG
Female golden morph Crematogaster egidyi 8.26 ± 1.36 15.73 ± 1.56 30.95 ± 1.56 28.75 ± 2.26 27.29 ± 3.09 23.67 ± 1.57
Meranoplus bicolor 4.31 ± 0.58 7.21 ± 0.56 22.04 ± 1.56 33.51 ± 2.26 17.09 ± 2.43 34.88 ± 1.57
Technomyrmex sp. 22.10 ± 1.42 30.83 ± 1.57 30.85 ± 1.56 22.67 ± 2.26 36.84 ± 3.15 14.12 ± 1.53
Polyrhachis jianghuaensis 20.91 ± 1.33 11.44 ± 1.13 18.68 ± 1.54 36.52 ± 2.26 18.74 ± 2.19 34.31 ± 1.57
Polyrhachis dives 7.47 ± 0.95 6.50 ± 1.00 8.31 ± 0.95 7.66 ± 0.52 42.12 ± 3.15 11.11 ± 1.02
Phintelloides versicolor female 9.93 ± 0.52 5.31 ± 0.61 13.62 ± 0.64 3.50 ± 0.47 31.39 ± 1.03 2.56 ± 0.30
Phintelloides versicolor male 5.19 ± 0.52 13.39 ± 0.64 5.13 ± 0.43 3.65 ± 0.55 18.23 ± 1.03 3.48 ± 0.10
Female red morph Crematogaster egidyi 9.58 ± 1.09 24.42 ± 1.62 28.39 ± 2.04 27.90 ± 1.81 28.69 ± 3.09 27.97 ± 3.24
Meranoplus bicolor 4.37 ± 0.59 13.64 ± 1.57 19.65 ± 1.96 32.64 ± 1.83 17.96 ± 2.87 39.13 ± 3.28
Technomyrmex sp. 23.54 ± 1.10 39.53 ± 1.62 28.29 ± 2.04 21.79 ± 1.83 38.33 ± 3.09 18.89 ± 2.94
Polyrhachis jianghuaensis 22.18 ± 1.07 19.31 ± 1.62 16.50 ± 1.84 35.64 ± 1.83 19.61 ± 2.63 38.56 ± 3.28
Polyrhachis dives 6.33 ± 0.65 7.02 ± 0.81 8.17 ± 0.71 7.30 ± 0.51 43.61 ± 3.09 15.59 ± 2.26
Phintelloides versicolor female 9.65 ± 0.31 8.39 ± 0.88 21.59 ± 1.09 3.32 ± 0.25 32.86 ± 0.88 3.49 ± 0.56
Phintelloides versicolor male 5.46 ± 0.31 16.51 ± 0.90 12.35 ± 1.09 3.20 ± 0.32 19.70 ± 0.88 4.07 ± 0.40
Male Crematogaster egidyi 10.15 ± 0.74 23.25 ± 1.44 31.56 ± 0.92 40.97 ± 1.87 20.30 ± 2.92 18.30 ± 2.33
Meranoplus bicolor 4.25 ± 0.47 12.65 ± 1.28 22.65 ± 0.92 45.75 ± 1.87 30.14 ± 3.60 10.43 ± 1.24
Technomyrmex sp. 24.15 ± 0.74 38.36 ± 1.44 31.46 ± 0.92 34.90 ± 1.87 14.28 ± 1.85 27.64 ± 2.47
Polyrhachis jianghuaensis 22.73 ± 0.73 18.19 ± 1.41 19.25 ± 0.92 48.75 ± 1.87 29.84 ± 3.44 12.76 ± 1.17
Polyrhachis dives 5.80 ± 0.40 6.72 ± 0.45 8.13 ± 0.51 13.29 ± 1.66 12.98 ± 1.43 32.82 ± 2.54
Phintelloides versicolor female 9.51 ± 0.33 12.40 ± 1.13 25.55 ± 0.48 7.93 ± 0.69 24.12 ± 0.82 14.24 ± 1.02
Phintelloides versicolor male 5.60 ± 0.33 20.55 ± 1.13 16.32 ± 0.48 2.99 ± 0.39 10.96 ± 0.82 14.11 ± 1.02

Note: Data are presented as means ± standard errors. Color contrast values >3 JND suggest increasingly distinguishable colors, while values ≤3 indicate low discriminability of the colors for a given visual system.