Table 1.
External area (EA), number of entrance holes (EH), number of fungus chambers (CF), total fungus chamber volume (FCV), nest depth (Dp), fungus garden biomass (Kg), and worker population (W) of A. bisphaerica along with the colony growth/nest development, Botucatu, SP, 2019.
| Age (months) | EA (m2) | EH | FC | FCV (L) | Dp (m) | FGB (Kg) | W (×1000) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mean | 0.020 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.161 | 0.18 | 0.005 | 0.121 |
| SD * | 0.0008 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.015 | 0.02 | 0.002 | 0.039 | |
| Max. | 0.040 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.175 | 0.19 | 0.006 | 0.161 | |
| Min. | 0.032 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.144 | 0.15 | 0.003 | 0.083 | |
| 8 | Mean | 0.036 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.705 | 0.96 | 0.021 | 0.662 |
| SD * | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.190 | 0.26 | 0.006 | 0.285 | |
| Max. | 0.021 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.859 | 1.25 | 0.026 | 0.970 | |
| Min. | 0.019 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.434 | 0.67 | 0.013 | 0.280 | |
| 20 | Mean | 0.220 | 3.25 | 4.50 | 5.822 | 2.27 | 0.107 | 3.315 |
| SD * | 0.150 | 1.50 | 1.91 | 4.465 | 0.79 | 0.083 | 2.242 | |
| Max. | 0.352 | 5.00 | 6.00 | 11.050 | 3.41 | 0.207 | 5.203 | |
| Min. | 0.086 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.980 | 1.61 | 0.024 | 0.587 | |
| 32 | Mean | 10.657 | 15.67 | 13.00 | 45.729 | 3.07 | 1.267 | 65.144 |
| SD * | 2.598 | 4.93 | 6.08 | 22.089 | 0.02 | 0.683 | 46.079 | |
| Max. | 13.011 | 19.00 | 20.00 | 71.232 | 3.30 | 2.042 | 117.772 | |
| Min. | 7.869 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 32.596 | 2.70 | 0.752 | 32.047 | |
| 44 | n = 1 | 16.342 | 25.00 | 42.00 | 130.988 | 2.60 | 4.610 | 192.611 |
| 56 | n = 1 | 42.125 | 132.00 | 104.00 | 291.537 | 3.30 | 12.359 | 444.224 |
* SD: standard deviation.