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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 18.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Anthropol. 2012 Oct;53(5):650–663. doi: 10.1086/666943

Table 2.

Camponotus Predation in Kasekela Observed by R. C. O'Malley (2008-2010)

Date Predators Session duration (hounmin) Prey species Ant fishing? Hilltop? Tree species Completely arboreal? Completely terrestrial?
Feb. 21, 2008 FU, FND, SN 0:24 Camponotus chrysurus Yes Yes Anisophyllea pomifera a Yes
Feb. 26, 2008 DIA, DL 0:12 C. chrysurus Yes Yes A. pomifera a
Feb. 26, 2008 EZA, TZN 0:18 C. chrysurus Yes Yes A. pomifera Yes
Mar. 29, 2008 SAM NR Camponotus sp. 1 Yes A. pomifera Unclear
Apr. 2, 2008 TZN NR Camponotus sp. 1 Yes Combretum molle and Brachystegia sp. Unclear
Sept. 12, 2008 TZN 0:01 C. chrysurus b Yes Yes A. pomifera a Yes
Sept. 16, 2008 MAK, TG, TOM, ZEL 0:32 C. chrysurus Yes Yes A. pomifera a
Oct. 5, 2008 GLD, IMA 0:09 C. chrysurus Yes A. pomifera Yes
Oct. 21, 2008 NUR 0:01 C. chrysurus Ficus sp. Yes
Oct. 22, 2008 TZN 0:02 C. chrysurus Yes Yes A. pomifera a Yes
Oct. 26, 2008 FLI, GLD, TZN 0:11 C. chrysurus Yes Yes A. pomiferaa and Brachystegia sp.
Oct. 28, 2008 TG, TOM 0:01 No sample Yes Albizia glabberima Yes
Nov. 8, 2008 TZN, ZL 0:08 C. chrysurus Yes Yes A. pomiferaa and Brachystegia sp.
Jan. 5, 2009 TOM, TZN 0:01 Camponotus vividus A. pomifera Yes
Jan. 5, 2009 TOM 0:01 C. chrysurus Yes C. molle
Oct. 21, 2009 FLI 0:01 C. chrysurus Unknown (fallen log) Yes
Oct. 26, 2009 TZN, FU, GLD 0:01 Camponotus sp. 1 Yes Unknown Yes
Nov. 7, 2009 ERI, EZA, FU, NAS, SI, TZN 2:02 C. chrysurus Yes Yes A. pomifera a
Nov. 22, 2009 FAM 0:05 C. chrysurus Yes Unknown Yes
Feb. 9, 2010 BAH, BRZ, FU, GIM, GLD, GA 0:23 C. chrysurus Yes Yes A. pomiferaa and Brachystegia sp.

Note. See table 3 for animal IDs. NR = not recorded.

a

Favored A. pomifera tree at Hilltop.

b

No ants were consumed in this session.