The workers feed her as she is unable to feed herself.
Among Earth's insects, fertile female bees developed when the workers fed the larvae a substance called royal jelly.
The workers fed 10 of the trees into a wood chipper.
At the same time, they deposit pheromones, or colony specific scents, that encourage other foraging workers to feed.
Queens arise when workers in a colony selectively feed chosen larvae royal jelly.
Direct observations demonstrated that workers feed larvae in response to larval pecking.
By 11:15, workers were feeding ballots into machines to segregate those where no vote had been recorded for president.
Once such an animal has invaded a nest, it will force the workers to feed it and its offspring.
"The workers do not forage for food, feed the young or the queen, or even clean up their own nest".
Young workers feed larvae, and then transition to nest building tasks, followed by foraging.