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 ...

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. The Florida Entomologist Vol. 92, No. 3, Sep., 2009 Ant Tending of Miami Blue Butterfly Larv... The larvae of many lycaenid butterflies (Lepidoptera: ...

She is the mother of all the ants. That means she lays the eggs, that hatch into the larvae which in turn, become the adult ants. ADAM:'The ants in a colony are not all the same. There are ...

Escamoles, sometimes called ant egg caviar, are a delicacy in Mexico. These ant larvae can cost over $50 per pound. And when they're exported prices can double. But finding escamoles isn't easy.

2006), pp. 69-74 (6 pages) Historical, anecdotal records of the state-endangered Miami blue butterfly, Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri (Comstock & Huntington) (Lepidoptera), have mentioned larval ...

In this new study, the team looked at a cricket ant species Myrmecophilus tetramorii. This brood parasite survives in an ant colony by eating dead insects and ant larvae. The team found that most of ...

The black garden queen (Lasius niger) ant plays a crucial role in the survival and growth of her colony. As the sole reproducer, she is responsible for laying thousands of eggs throughout her life ...

This brood parasite survives in an ant colony by eating dead insects and ant larvae. The team found that most of the behaviors can be classified two ways–distancing and dodging. In distancing ...

Tanaka and colleagues studied this behavior in Myrmecophilus tetramorii, a "brood parasite" that sustains itself within host colonies by consuming dead insects and ant larvae. The researchers ...

Tanaka and colleagues studied this behavior in Myrmecophilus tetramorii, a brood parasite that sustains itself within host colonies by consuming dead insects and ant larvae. The researchers ...