Table S2B. Least-square mean regression of head width (HW, in millimeters) against wet body mass (W in milligrams) for ants from Ref. (38). , where a and b are fitted values. The ratio of wet mass to dry mass is assumed to be 5 (i.e. 80 % water content).
Taxon
a
b
Dolichoderinae
0.456
0.16
Formicinae
0.69
0.23
Myrmicinae
0.93
0.299
Ponerinae
1.159
0.371
Pseudomyrmcinae
1.214
0.385
Table S2C. Least-square mean regression of body length (L, in millimeters) against wet body mass (W in milligrams) for eusocial and unitary insects from Ref. (39). , where a and b are fitted values. The ratio of wet mass to dry mass is assumed to be 5, as noted above.
, where a and b are fitted values. The ratio of wet mass to dry mass is assumed to be 5 (i.e. 80 % water content).
, where a and b are fitted values. The ratio of wet mass to dry mass is assumed to be 5, as noted above.