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trophallaxis
The exchange of food substances among members of a colony of social insects; such as, ants, bees, and termites.
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1. The mutual exchange of food between insects: Trophallaxis takes place especially between adults and larvae in social insects.
2. The exchange of alimentary liquid among colony members and guest organisms, either mutually or unilaterally: In stomodeal trophallaxis the trophallaxis originates from the mouth, while in proctodeal trophallaxis originates from the anus.
2. The exchange of alimentary liquid among colony members and guest organisms, either mutually or unilaterally: In stomodeal trophallaxis the trophallaxis originates from the mouth, while in proctodeal trophallaxis originates from the anus.
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The exchange of liquid food mouth-to-mouth: By the method of Stomodeal trophallaxis food is either regurgitated from the crop (the first segment of the gastral gut) or released from glands in the head or thorax.
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