sample_ID	tissue	caste	individuals_per_sample	colony_relationship	collection_date	collection_locality	reported_species	identification_method	sex	RNA_extraction	library_preparation	library_strandedness	metadata_source
AZ1	whole ant	worker	1	same colony	2025-10-01	Mizoram University campus	Diacamma assamense	taxonomist (user-reported)	not explicitly recorded	not supplied	not supplied	not supplied	User statements, 4 November 2026; species corrected by author; original vendor label differs
AZ2	whole ant	worker	1	same colony	2025-10-01	Mizoram University campus	Diacamma assamense	taxonomist (user-reported)	not explicitly recorded	not supplied	not supplied	not supplied	User statements, 4 November 2026; species corrected by author; original vendor label differs
AZ3	whole ant	worker	1	same colony	2025-10-01	Mizoram University campus	Diacamma assamense	taxonomist (user-reported)	not explicitly recorded	not supplied	not supplied	not supplied	User statements, 4 November 2026; species corrected by author; original vendor label differs