TABLE 3.

Mean age of acquisition of critical elements for males and females at Goualougo

Critical element	Female	Male
Termite fishing
Identify hole	0.8 (0.4–1.3), N = 7	1.0 (0.6–1.7), N = 5
Manipulate fishing probe	1.2 (0.3–1.7), N = 7	1.2 (0.5–2.1), N = 5
Manually open termite exit hole	1.3 (0.6–2.1), N = 7	1.8 (0.8–2.5), N = 8
Mound plus tool	1.6 (1.0–2.3), N = 8	1.8 (1.0–2.7), N = 8
Insert fishing probe	1.8 (1.2–2.5), N = 5	1.9 (1.5–2.7), N = 8
Straighten brush fibers	1.9 (1.2–2.3), N = 5	2.1 (1.7–3.0), N = 7
Extract termites	2.1 (1.3–2.9), N = 4	2.3 (2.0–2.7), N = 7
Fray end of tool to brush	3.4 (1.4–4.8), N = 8	3.6 (2.4–4.7), N = 7
Manufacture a brush‐tipped fishing probe	4.6 (2.5–5.8), N = 4	4.1 (3.3–5.5), N = 6
Perforating at epigeal termite nests
Perforate	7.0 (3.9–9.7), N = 4	7.5 (4.3–10.5), N = 4
Tool set: Perforate + fish	7.1 (3.9–9.8), N = 4	9.0 (7.6–10.5), N = 3
Puncturing at subterranean termite nests
Puncture	11.0, N = 1	11.7, N = 1
Tool set: Puncture and fish	11.0, N = 1	11.7, N = 1

Note: Values are the mean age of acquisition for the critical element. Age ranges of the earliest and latest appearances of the behaviors are listed in parentheses, followed by sample size of individuals (N).