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
Carpenter ant
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Carpenter ants are a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae found nearly worldwide except in Antarctica and a few islands. This genus is the most species-rich genus of ants in terms of described sp
Trophallaxis
…anal trophallaxis in wood-eating termites and cockroaches. Transfer of gut symbionts in these species is essential to digest wood as their food source. Carpenter ants transfer immunity through trophallaxis by the direct transfer of antimicrobial substances, increasing disease resistance and social immunity of the…
Carpenter ant Tanzania crop
Carpenter ant cleaning antennae
A major worker of Camponotus spp.
Carpenter ants in a tree