00:45 Inert ant pupae produce a previously unobserved fluid. Ant larvae metamorphose into adults by pupating. It was assumed that these inert pupae don’t play a role in the wider ant colony, ...

The pupae depend on the adults and larvae to remove the liquid so that they don’t get an infection, and the larvae rely on it to aid their growth, says Kronauer.

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Ant pupae secrete fluid as 'milk' to nurture young larvae Date: November 30, 2022 Source: Rockefeller University Summary: Life in an ant colony is a symphony of subtle interactions between insects ...

Ant pupae—which are equivalent to the chrysalis stage of the butterfly—produce a milklike substance derived from molting fluid that is eaten by both adult ants and larvae. Typically, when insects molt ...

image: A nest of clonal raider ants with workers, pupae, and young larvae. The workers have placed the young larvae on the pupae, where they feed on pupal secretions. view more Credit: Daniel Kronauer ...

Scientists have observed ants feasting on a nutrient-rich substance released by other ants. Pupae, ants in the last stage of ant metamorphosis before they become adults, secrete the liquid. Both ...

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A team of engineers and pest control specialists in China has developed a machine that is capable of gender-sorting 16 million mosquito pupae a week. In their paper published in the journal ...

Vergelegen Wine Estate in South Africa is pairing technology and nature, using drones to drop predatory wasps that control pests without the use of insecticides.