Activity of C. explodens sp. n. at the entrance to the artificial nest #38. a Scatter plot of the number of minor workers entering (black dots) and leaving (open dots) the nest depending on the time of day b Scatter plot of the number of minor worker ants entering (black dots) and leaving (open dots) the nest depending on the air temperature. Polynomial trend lines on a and b are shown for the numbers of entering (black) and exiting (grey) minor workers c and d show high and low worker activity near the entrance of nest #38, respectively; white bars denote 1 cm.