Fate of Trophic Eggs (VIDEO)

Kyoto University

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Kyoto University scientists describe that physogastric workers -- worker whose abdomen is greatly enlarged -- in the yellow crazy ant produce two types of eggs, one for reproduction, and the other as an entrée for larvae.

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Chin-Cheng 'Scotty' Yang

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