HOW DO ANTS CARE FOR THEIR YOUNG?

Eggs are bundled together in compact units, and after they hatch, the ants feed the larvae on a regular basis. When the larvae progress to the pupal stage, the ants continue caring for them. Some species of ants keep the environment around the pupae air conditioned by moving them around the nest: by carrying them deeper down in the nest during the day and bringing them back up when the coolness of nightfall approaches.

Some species of ants keep the environment around the pupae air conditioned.
Life cycle of ants
Ant eggs
Ant eggs
When eggs hatch, larvae are fed on a regular basis.
Egg of an ant
Ant eggs hatch into larva, which proress to the pupae stage before turning into an adult.
Eggs of garden ants

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