Table 1.

Seventeen ant communities sampled for sucrose and NaCl use

Region	Name	Genera	Biome	Distance inland, km	Number	Latitude	Longitude	Food Web	Temperature, °C
Peru	Cicra	18	Rain forest	2757	6	12.56 S	70.10 W	Brown	26.7
Peru	Iquitos	15	Rain forest	2028	5	3.95 S	73.41 W	Brown	25.5
Peru1	ACTS litter	12	Rain forest	1920	5	3.25 S	72.91 W	Brown	26.7
Peru1	ACTS canopy	4	Rain forest	1920	–	3.25 S	72.91 W	Green	–
Oklahoma2	Ranch	8	Grassland	676	4	35.23 N	97.19 W	Green	25.6
Oklahoma2	Lake	6	Oak forest	676	4	35.20 N	97.13 W	Brown	27.3
Arkansas3	Hayfield	8	Old field	448	5	33.81 N	94.20 W	Green	30.3
Arkansas3	Cut	8	Mixed forest	452	5	33.81 N	91.28 W	Brown	27.0
Arkansas	Oak	5	Oak forest	567	5	34.82 N	92.49 W	Brown	27.5
Arizona4	Stateline	9	Warm desert	389	4	31.95 N	109.16 W	Green	28.5
Arizona4	SWRS	6	Pine forest	389	4	31.88 N	109.22 W	Brown	29.2
Costa Rica	La Selva	9	Rain forest	76	5	10.43 N	84.01 W	Brown	27.5
Florida	Everglades	10	Grassland	48	5	25.38 N	80.61 W	Green	28.2
Panama5	BCI	4	Rain forest	30	5	9.15 N	79.86 W	Brown	25.7
Panama5	BCI	9	Clearing	30	1	9.15 N	79.86 W	Green	32.5
Florida6	Scrub	11	Pine scrub	4	4	27.59 N	80.37 W	Green	34.1
Florida6	Hammock	5	Oak forest	4	4	27.59 N	80.37 W	Brown	32

Number refers to the number of sampling transects run. Temperature refers to the mean temperature at start of trials. Sites sharing the same superscript are green and brown food webs paired by region. Temperature was not recorded in canopy studies, where 15 trees were sampled during mid-morning over 2 days.