Abrin36 t1_iyf5q5o wrote on November 30, 2022 at 10:53 PM Reply to comment by Diet_Coke in Newly discovered “social fluid” unites ants across developmental stages into one, colony-wide superorganism. The study, published in Nature, describes how larvae rely on the fluid to grow and how, if they fail to drink it, intermediate-stage pupae die before reaching adulthood. by brokeglass Hold them down. Here comes the airplane! (opens mandibles wide) Permalink Parent 6
Abrin36 t1_iyf5q5o wrote
Reply to comment by Diet_Coke in Newly discovered “social fluid” unites ants across developmental stages into one, colony-wide superorganism. The study, published in Nature, describes how larvae rely on the fluid to grow and how, if they fail to drink it, intermediate-stage pupae die before reaching adulthood. by brokeglass
Hold them down. Here comes the airplane! (opens mandibles wide)