The evolution of cheaper workers facilitated larger societies and accelerated diversification in ants

Supplementary material related to the manuscript: "The evolution of cheaper workers facilitated larger societies and accelerated diversification in ants". 

Python scripts. Automated segmentation and data extraction scripts for processing 3D µ-CT scans.R scripts. Statistical and phylogenetic comparative analysis scripts used in this study.

Dataset S1. Extracted cuticle and body volume measurements for all scanned specimens.Dataset S2. Manually segmented cuticle and body volume measurements for validation of the automated segmentation method.Dataset S3. Colony size data.Dataset S4. Presence of cuticular spines on the mesosoma at the genus level.Dataset S5. Climatic data, including mean annual temperature and precipitation from species distribution records.Dataset S6. Dietary classification of species and genus into four ecological categories: predator, omnivore, herbivore, and fungivore.Dataset S7. Foraging strata classification including hypogeic, arboreal and epigeic strategies at the genus level.

Segmentation results. Segmented images generated by our program for automatic segmentation.