Dataset for statistical analysis of the habituation between the nest builder Cornitermes cumulans termites and their inquiline Curvitermes cf. odontognathus

Here we present the dataset  used for statistical analysis of the work aiming to known if habituation could attenuate host-inquiline lethal interactions, which could favor cohabitation in termites. For that, we tested the effect of the prior heterospecific exposure time on the behaviour and survival of termite hosts and inquilines during an encounter. We used as a biological model the nest builder termites Cornitermes cumulans and their inquiline Curvitermes cf. odontognathus. We used prior heterospecific exposure times of 0, 60, 120, and 180 min where inquilines and builders were kept apart in a Petri-dish but sharing the headspace.