Ants

Ants colonies are fascinating and they have been the subject of endless resarch. The fact that ants actually work together shows that they might be one superorganism. Recent resarches show that their bodies make substance similar to milk and it provides crucial nutrients to the colony. And its not just in one species, milky excretions may be common in more ant species. Milk-alike liquid was discovered by Orli Snir, she worked in Kronauer lab but she never worked with ants before. But she quickly noticed different behaviours of ants. She watched pupae in isolation instead of being groomed. Pupae started producing lots of liquid, many were drowning in it. When pupae was back in the colony, adult ants were removing the liquid and swallowing it. Also young larves were feeding on the liquid. Sharing of nutrients amon ants may be the roof of their social lifestyle that these insects have evolved over years. This makes ants depend on each other in different life stages and it keeps them together.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/ants-make-milk-this-new-discovery-took-scientists-by-surprise

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  1. englishdiary2 grudnia 2022 10:26

    As I wrote before, this is not news, this is interesting science info.
    Also, there is no source, again.

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