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Table 2 Number of queens, intercastes, and workers from each colony in our sample

From: Phenotypic plasticity and modularity allow for the production of novel mosaic phenotypes in ants

Colony

Queens

Intercastes

Workers

BLF27637a

1

9

21

BLF27647a

2

5

32

BLF27654a

13

5

47

BLF27635

5

7

9

BLF27649

4

1

4

BLF27652

1

2

2

BLF30540

0

1

1

BLF30543

1

0b

1

BLF30551

0

1

1

BLF30553

1

1

1

BLF30557

1

1

1

BLF30558

0

1

1

BLF30574

0

3

3

Total

29

37

124

  1. aColonies studied in their entirety
  2. bOne intercaste was initially present in colony BLF30543 but was damaged during handling