Ant Pupae Feed Adults, Larvae with Secreted Liquid
Ant Pupae Feed Adults, Larvae with Secreted Liquid
The molting fluid of ant pupae functions as “metabolic currency” in the ant colony and may have enabled the evolution of eusociality.
The molting fluid of ant pupae functions as “metabolic currency” in the ant colony and may have enabled the evolution of eusociality.
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Newly identified species of fossilized parasitic wasps were found inside their hosts.
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Parasitoid wasps inoculate other insects with their eggs, and their offspring then grow to feed on their "homes," effectively sucking the life out of their dying hosts.
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