Different strategies between queens and workers against fungal pathogens in the termite Reticulitermes chinensis

# \*Different strategies between queens and workers against fungal pathogens in the termite *Reticulitermes chinensis* **Datasets included:** a. **Survival** b. **Allogrooming and Locomotion** c. **Gene expression** \** ** **DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Survival** 1\. Number of variables: 6 2\. Number of cases/rows: 24 3\. Variable List: * Individual_Group: individual rearing or group rearing. * Days: day of the study. * num_infected_queens: number of infected queens death per day * num_infected_workers: number of infected workers death per day * num_control_queens: number of control queens death per day * num_control_workers: number of control workers death per day 4\. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: None **DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Allogrooming and Locomotion** 1\. Number of variables: 11 2\. Number of cases/rows: 24 3\. Variable List: * Control_Infected: the termite infected with Tween 80 (control) or *M. anisopliae* (infected). * Workers_Queens: workers or queens. * Repetitions: the number of biological repetition for termites. * Grooming-received from caregivers (s): the grooming time of focal worker or queen received from six caregivers, in seconds. * Grooming-given to caregivers (s): the grooming time of focal worker or queen given to six caregivers, in seconds. * Grooming-given to focal queen (s): the grooming time of focal worker given to focal queen, in seconds. * Grooming-given to focal worker (s): the grooming time of focal queen given to focal worker, in seconds. * Total duration of grooming-received (s): the total grooming time of focal worker (queen) received from six caregivers and focal queen (worker), in seconds. * Total duration Grooming-given (s): the total grooming time of focal worker (queen) given to six caregivers and focal queen (worker), in seconds. * Velocity (cm/s): average velocity in the petri dish during 30-min observation, in cm/s * Distance (cm): total distance in the petri dish during 30-min observation, in cm 4\. No data: / 5\. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: None **DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Gene expression** 1\. Number of variables: 5 2\. Number of cases/rows: 48 3\. Variable List: * Gene name: the name of genes * Control_Infected: the termite infected with Tween 80 (control) or *M. anisopliae* (infected). * Repetitions: the number of biological repetition for termites. * Workers: the gene expression of workers. * Queens: the gene expression of queens. 4\. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: None