Fig. 2. Effect of sucrose concentration on (A) forager body temperature as shown
through a thermal image (Raytek ThermoView Ti30 infrared imager, FLW Inc., San
Diego, CA, USA) during a preliminary investigation of colony 1 on sucrose
concentrations of 1 mol l-1 or 2.5 mol l-1, (B) average
Tth, (C) proportion of foragers adjusted for
different colony sizes (G1 and G2 refer to colonies groups 1 and 2,
respectively; see text). (D) Average ambient air temperatures
Ta during the trials are also shown. Values are means
± 1 s.d.