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Black ants and their herd of aphids. Ants are fond of honeydew.
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Black ants and their herd of aphids. Ants are fond of honeydew. They collect it directly from the aphid's abdomen, a process known as trophobiosis. When no honeydew arrives, they tap the aphid's abdomen with their antennae. By trophallaxis, they then share it with the other workers.
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The Honey Ants Dream. The honeypot ants' chambers can generally be found more than one meter deep. They are connected to one of the entrances to the
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Honey Ants Dream. The honeypot ants' chambers can generally be found more than one meter deep. They are connected to one of the entrances to the colony by a vertical tunnel that is dug out by the worker ants in very hard earth. Northern Territory, Australia
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - In the hive between two parallel honeycombs. The bees store the nectar in the wax cells and, fanning
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - In the hive between two parallel honeycombs. The bees store the nectar in the wax cells and, fanning it, transform it into honey by lowering the moisture level from 80% to 17%. The buccal exchange between bees, the trophallaxis, plays a role in the making of the honey through the addition of enzymes.
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Lignicolous ants following each other, physogastry, trophallaxis
© Robin Fourré / Biosphoto
© Robin Fourré / Biosphoto
Lignicolous ants following each other, physogastry, trophallaxis
© Robin Fourré / Biosphoto
Lignicolous ants face to face, physogastry, trophallaxis
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Ants on a stem, Trophallaxis, Jura, canton of Vaud, Switzerland
© Christian Fosserat / Biosphoto
© Christian Fosserat / Biosphoto
Ants on a stem, Trophallaxis, Jura, canton of Vaud, Switzerland
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European hornet (Vespa crabro) trophallaxis = food exchange,
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European hornet (Vespa crabro) trophallaxis = food exchange, Azelot, Lorraine, France
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Mediterranean Ant (Camponotus cruentatus) trophallactic exchange Mont Ventoux, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
Mediterranean Ant (Camponotus cruentatus) trophallactic exchange Mont Ventoux, France
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European Red Wood Ant (Formica polyctena) trophallaxis: social kissing: exchange of food, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European Red Wood Ant (Formica polyctena) trophallaxis: social kissing: exchange of food, Lorraine, France
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European Red Wood Ant (Formica polyctena) trophallaxis: social kissing: exchange of food, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European Red Wood Ant (Formica polyctena) trophallaxis: social kissing: exchange of food, Lorraine, France
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European Red Wood Ant (Formica polyctena) trophallaxis: social kissing: exchange of food, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
European Red Wood Ant (Formica polyctena) trophallaxis: social kissing: exchange of food, Lorraine, France
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Black ant (Lasius niger), aphid breeding, Lorraine, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Black ant (Lasius niger), aphid breeding, Lorraine, France
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European Hornet (Vespa crabro) feeding the queen by a worker, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
© Michel Rauch / Biosphoto
European Hornet (Vespa crabro) feeding the queen by a worker, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France
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Honey Pot Ant (Myrmecocystus spp) with engorged gasters -Arizona
© John Cancalosi / Biosphoto
© John Cancalosi / Biosphoto
Honey Pot Ant (Myrmecocystus spp) with engorged gasters -Arizona - Lives in undergound colonies that protect them from harsh desert conditions - Specialized members of the colony-called repletes-store liquid food in their engorged gasters which is shared with other members of the colony as needed
© John Cancalosi / Biosphoto
Honey Pot Ant (Myrmecocystus spp) - Arizona. Honey Pot Ant (Myrmecocystus spp) with engorged gasters -Arizona - Lives in undergound colonies that protect them from harsh desert conditions - Specialized members of the colony-called repletes-store liquid food in their engorged gasters which is shared with other members of the colony as needed
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European Hornet (Vespa crabro), exchange of food, Lorraine, France
© Régis Cavignaux / Biosphoto
© Régis Cavignaux / Biosphoto
European Hornet (Vespa crabro), exchange of food, Lorraine, France
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One ant helping another ant (Gnamptogenys bicolor) on a grass leaf.
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
One ant helping another ant (Gnamptogenys bicolor) on a grass leaf.
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One ant helping another ant (Gnamptogenys bicolor) on a grass leaf.
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
© Husni Che Ngah / Biosphoto
One ant helping another ant (Gnamptogenys bicolor) on a grass leaf.
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The Honey Ants Dream. A honeypot ant in the mouth of an Aborigine child regurgitates a drop of honeydew. Northern Territory, Australia
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Honey Ants Dream. A honeypot ant in the mouth of an Aborigine child regurgitates a drop of honeydew. Northern Territory, Australia
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The Honey Ants Dream. The worker ants clean the honeypots and with their antenna scratch the neck of the replete. At the end of the cleaning, the
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Honey Ants Dream. The worker ants clean the honeypots and with their antenna scratch the neck of the replete. At the end of the cleaning, the repletes open their mandibles to provide access to a sort of stopper inside their mouths and a drop of nectar comes out to feed the worker ant. Northern Territory, Australia
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The Honey Ants Dream. In the honeypot ants' chambers. The repletes cling to the vertical walls as well as the ceiling of the storage chamber with
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Honey Ants Dream. In the honeypot ants' chambers. The repletes cling to the vertical walls as well as the ceiling of the storage chamber with their front legs. They are visited by the worker ants who caress their antennas and head to receive a drop of the precious honeydew. Northern Territory, Australia
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The Honey Ants Dream. 14 Repletes, the “honey pots”, in the hand of an Aborigine woman. The repletes' chambers are often situated more than a meter
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Honey Ants Dream. 14 Repletes, the “honey pots”, in the hand of an Aborigine woman. The repletes' chambers are often situated more than a meter deep and the only way of finding them is to locate the Melophotus bogati ants' discreet entrances at the foot of the mulga trees and then dig, following the tunnel which goes down vertically to more than one meter below ground. Northern Territory, Australia
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The Honey Ants Dream. Honeypot ants hold onto the ceiling of their cave with their legs as their sister workers tend to them. The workers bring food
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Honey Ants Dream. Honeypot ants hold onto the ceiling of their cave with their legs as their sister workers tend to them. The workers bring food from above ground and use their small mouths and mandibles to clean the distended bodies of the honeypots. Northern Territory, Australia
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The Honey Ants Dream. Honeypot ants hold onto the ceiling of their cave with their legs as their sister workers tend to them. The workers bring food
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Honey Ants Dream. Honeypot ants hold onto the ceiling of their cave with their legs as their sister workers tend to them. The workers bring food from above ground and use their small mouths and mandibles to clean the distended bodies of the honeypots. Northern Territory, Australia
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The Honey Ants Dream. The behaviour of these small-brained insects often seems to embody characteristics we wish were more apparent in ourselves,
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Honey Ants Dream. The behaviour of these small-brained insects often seems to embody characteristics we wish were more apparent in ourselves, such as a selflessness on behalf of the community and the ability to plan ahead in order to replace scarcity with plenty. Of course when times are really hard ants have also been known to eat their offspring – but then no society is perfect. Northern Territory, Australia
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Honey Ants Dream. A honey ant during a buccal exchange through trophallaxis with a honeypot ant. The honey ants are omnivorous ants. The storing of honeydew is indispensable for the colony's survival and its consumption represents 40% of the colony's nourishment. The honeypot ants, “repletes”, are attentively cared for by the worker ants who clean and inspect them. Northern Territory, Australia
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The Honey Ants Dream. A honey ant during a buccal exchange through trophallaxis with a honeypot ant. The honey ants are omnivorous ants. The storing
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Honey Ants Dream. A honey ant during a buccal exchange through trophallaxis with a honeypot ant. The honey ants are omnivorous ants. The storing of honeydew is indispensable for the colony's survival and its consumption represents 40% of the colony's nourishment. The honeypot ants, “repletes”, are attentively cared for by the worker ants who clean and inspect them. Northern Territory, Australia
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The Honey Ants Dream. Les travailleuses, nettoient les pots de
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Honey Ants Dream. Les travailleuses, nettoient les pots de miel et à l’aide de leurs antennes grattent le cou de la fourmi réservoir. À la fin du nettoyage, les fourmis réservoirs ouvrent leurs mandibules et donnent l’accès à un bouchon à l’intérieur de leur bouche et une goutte de nectar sort de leur bouche pour nourrir les travailleuses. Northern Territory, Australia
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The Honey Ants Dream. 14 Repletes, the “honey pots”, in the hand of an Aborigine woman. The repletes' chambers are often situated more than a meter
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Honey Ants Dream. 14 Repletes, the “honey pots”, in the hand of an Aborigine woman. The repletes' chambers are often situated more than a meter deep and the only way of finding them is to locate the Melophotus bogati ants' discreet entrances at the foot of the mulga trees and then dig, following the tunnel which goes down vertically to more than one meter below ground. Northern Territory, Australia
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The Honey Ants Dream. In the honeypot ants' chambers. The repletes cling to the vertical walls as well as the ceiling of the storage chamber with
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Honey Ants Dream. In the honeypot ants' chambers. The repletes cling to the vertical walls as well as the ceiling of the storage chamber with their front legs. They are visited by the worker ants who caress their antennas and head to receive a drop of the precious honeydew. Northern Territory, Australia
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The Honey Ants Dream. Une fourmi pot de miel lors d’un échange buccal par trophallaxie avec une reine vierge de la colonie. Les fourmis à miel font
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
The Honey Ants Dream. Une fourmi pot de miel lors d’un échange buccal par trophallaxie avec une reine vierge de la colonie. Les fourmis à miel font partie des fourmis omnivores. Le stockage du miellat est indispensable à la survie de la colonie et sa consommation représente 40 % de l’alimentation de la colonie. Les fourmis réservoirs sont l’objet de toutes les attentions de la part des ouvrières qui les nettoient et inspectent. Northern Territory, Australia
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Italian bee (Apis mellifera ligustica) - Honey is made from the flowers' nectar, certain components of which are hard to digest.
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
© Eric Tourneret / Biosphoto
Italian bee (Apis mellifera ligustica) - Honey is made from the flowers' nectar, certain components of which are hard to digest. When the worker bees bring the pollen back to the hive, they transfer it through trophallaxis (mouth-to-mouth) to the receiving bees. These latter transfer it several times between their mouth and their crop then pass it on to other receiving bees and so on. Under the effects of an enzyme from glandular secretions, the invertase, the sugars are slowly modified.
© Claudius Thiriet / Biosphoto
Trophallaxie between honey bees on cell - France
© John Cancalosi / Biosphoto
Honey Pot Ants with engorged gasters Arizona USA
© John Cancalosi / Biosphoto
Honey Pot Ants with engorged gasters Arizona USA
© John Cancalosi / Biosphoto
Honey Pot Ants with engorged gasters Arizona USA
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Trophallaxy between two Carpenter ants France ; In the region of Orleans.
© Joël Bricout / Biosphoto
© Joël Bricout / Biosphoto
Trophallaxy between two Carpenter ants France ; In the region of Orleans.
© Jean-Claude Malausa / Biosphoto
Trophallactic exchange between two Ants Andalucia Spain
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Theridion Spider feeding its young Sieuras Ariège France ; The adult female will stay with her young who will feed on the food she catches and
© Jacques Rosès / Biosphoto
© Jacques Rosès / Biosphoto
Theridion Spider feeding its young Sieuras Ariège France ; The adult female will stay with her young who will feed on the food she catches and sometimes even from her mouth.
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Theridion Spider feeding its young Sieuras Ariège France ; The adult female will stay with her young who will feed on the food she catches and
© Jacques Rosès / Biosphoto
© Jacques Rosès / Biosphoto
Theridion Spider feeding its young Sieuras Ariège France ; The adult female will stay with her young who will feed on the food she catches and sometimes even from her mouth.
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Trophallaxis between two European Paper Wasps New York USA ; Introduced to Boston area from central Europe in 1980's. The species presently occurs
© John Cancalosi / Biosphoto
© John Cancalosi / Biosphoto
Trophallaxis between two European Paper Wasps New York USA ; Introduced to Boston area from central Europe in 1980's. The species presently occurs coast to coast in the USA where itdisplaces native species.
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Trophallaxis between two European Paper Wasps New York USA ; A male (right) is fed by a female (left).
Introduced to Boston area from central
© John Cancalosi / Biosphoto
© John Cancalosi / Biosphoto
Trophallaxis between two European Paper Wasps New York USA ; A male (right) is fed by a female (left).
Introduced to Boston area from central Europe in 1980's. The species presently occurs coast to coast in the USA where itdisplaces native species.
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Trophallaxis between two European Paper Wasps New York USA ; Introduced to Boston area from central Europe in 1980's. The species presently occurs
© John Cancalosi / Biosphoto
© John Cancalosi / Biosphoto
Trophallaxis between two European Paper Wasps New York USA ; Introduced to Boston area from central Europe in 1980's. The species presently occurs coast to coast in the USA where itdisplaces native species.
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Trophallaxis between two European Paper Wasps New York USA ; Introduced to Boston area
© John Cancalosi / Biosphoto
© John Cancalosi / Biosphoto
Trophallaxis between two European Paper Wasps New York USA ; Introduced to Boston area from central Europe in 1980's. It presently occurs coast to coast in the USA where itdisplaces native species.
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Two Carniolan honey bees (Apis mellifera carnica) on a honeycomb, Saxony, Germany, Europe
© Frank Bienewald / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
© Frank Bienewald / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
Two Carniolan honey bees (Apis mellifera carnica) on a honeycomb, Saxony, Germany, Europe
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Three Carniolan honey bees (Apis mellifera carnica) on a honeycomb, Saxony, Germany, Europe
© Frank Bienewald / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
© Frank Bienewald / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
Three Carniolan honey bees (Apis mellifera carnica) on a honeycomb, Saxony, Germany, Europe