Table 1.

Quantitative characterization of food types used in this study

Food type (N)Mass (g)Hardness* (N)Length (mm)Width (mm)Mobility
Cricket (35) 0.18±0.14 1.66±0.91 14.23±4.04 3.90±0.47 Fast 
Ant (10) 0.016±0.004 2.52±1.45 5.26±1.37 0.99±0.39 Intermediate 
Isopod (39) 0.05±0.02 0.97±0.37 7.66±1.20 3.68±0.55 Slow 
Endive (20) 0.11±0.03 4.02±0.78 17.60±1.50 18.05±2.33 Stationary 
Food type (N)Mass (g)Hardness* (N)Length (mm)Width (mm)Mobility
Cricket (35) 0.18±0.14 1.66±0.91 14.23±4.04 3.90±0.47 Fast 
Ant (10) 0.016±0.004 2.52±1.45 5.26±1.37 0.99±0.39 Intermediate 
Isopod (39) 0.05±0.02 0.97±0.37 7.66±1.20 3.68±0.55 Slow 
Endive (20) 0.11±0.03 4.02±0.78 17.60±1.50 18.05±2.33 Stationary 
*

For a description of the measurement of food hardness (see Herrel et al., 1999; Herrel et al., 2001)

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