Abstract
Laboratory groups of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, had ca. 2% soldier proportions under starvation conditions and ca. 11% when food was provided, regardless of initial soldier proportions. In the absence of food, soldiers were starved or cannibalized before workers were sacrificed. Data suggest that soldiers may represent an emergency food ration for colony survival under starvation conditions.
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