Trophallaxis
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Trophallaxis is the direct transfer of fluid and food between individuals, typically through mouth-to-mouth or anus-to-mouth feeding. Along with nutrients, trophallaxis can involve the transfer of mol
Trophallaxis in Asian-Australian weaver ant O. smaragdina, Thailand
Trophallaxis in carpenter ants Camponotus sp.
Food sharing between parent and chick chinstrap penguins Pygoscelis antarctica.
Starling Feeding Offspring
Termite
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Termites are a group of eusocial insects which consume a variety of decaying plant material, generally in the form of wood, leaf litter, and soil humus. They are distinguished by their beaded antennae
Trophallaxis
…Trophallaxis is used by some birds, gray wolves, vampire bats, and is most highly developed in eusocial insects such as ants, wasps, bees, and termites. Like lactation, trophallaxis transmits socially transferred materials between bodies. Trophallaxis is derived from Greek trophé, meaning 'nourishment…
Coptotermes formosanus shiraki US Gov k 8204 7
The external appearance of the giant northern termite Mastotermes darwiniensis is suggestive of the close relationship between termites and other cockroaches.
Macro image of a worker.
Diagram showing a wing, along with the clypeus and leg