🐜 "Ant larvae release a pheromone that prevents their parents from reproducing again. This ensures that the parents devote themselves fully to their offspring's development before laying more eggs." 🤩
Yuko Ulrich🎉New paper out from the lab, led by @baptistepiqueret.bsky.social: ant larvae chemically suppress the reproduction of their caregivers. bit.ly/4t8uZLG An example of how social interactions are regulated at the molecular level. The work was made possible by the unique environment @mpi-ce.bsky.social