Key resources table.
| Reagent type (species) or resource |
Designation | Source or reference | Identifiers | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological sample (Camponotus floridanus) | Camponotus floridanus | other | See Materials and methods | |
| Biological sample (Camponotus maculatus) | Camponotus maculatus | other | See Materials and methods | |
| Biological sample (Lasius fuliginosus) | Lasius fuliginosus | other | See Materials and methods | |
| Biological sample (Formica cinerea) | Formica cinerea | other | See Materials and methods | |
| Biological sample (Formica cunicularia) | Formica cunicularia | other | See Materials and methods | |
| Biological sample (Formica fuscocinerea) | Formica fuscocinerea | other | See Materials and methods | |
| Biological sample (Formica pratensis) | Formica pratensis | other | See Materials and methods | |
| Biological sample (Formica rufibarbis) | Formica rufibarbis | other | See Materials and methods | |
| Strain, strain background (Serratia marcescens) | Serratia marcescens | Strain DSM12481, DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany | ||
| Strain, strain background (Escherichia coli) | Escherichia coli | Strain DSM6897, DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany |
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| Strain, strain background (Asaia sp.) | Asaia sp. | Strain SF2.1 Favia et al., 2007 | ||
| Other | Blaubrand intraMARK micro pipettes | Brand, Wertheim, Germany | 708707 | |
| Other | pH sensitive paper | Hartenstein, Würzburg, Germany | PHIP | |
| Other | pH electrode | Unisense, Aarhus, Denmark | ||
| Other | Polymethylmethacrylate | University of Bayreuth, Animal Ecology I, group microplastic | ||
| Other | Leica microscope DM 2000 LED | Leica, Wetzlar, Germany | ||
| Other | Leica stereomicroscope M 165 C | Leica, Wetzlar, Germany | ||
| Other | Commercial honey | Different brands | 10% (w/v), 1:1 honey:water |
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| Other | superglue | UHU brand | ||
| Chemical compound, drug | ≥95% Formic acid | Sigmaaldrich, Merck, Darmstadt, Germany | Cat# F0507 | |
| Chemical compound, drug | Trypton | Sigmaaldrich, Merck, Darmstadt, Germany | Cat# T7293-250G | |
| Chemical compound, drug | Yeast extract | Millipore, Merck, Darmstadt, Germany | Cat# Y1625-250G | |
| Software, algorithm |
R version 3. 6.1 | R Development Core Team, 2019 |