Thank you for playing, the game, that is. trophallaxis, merdiverous, hive bottom feeders. the lot. From Wordnik.com. [LA Weekly | Complete Issue] Reference
The bait is distributed to other members of the colony through the exchange of food known as trophallaxis. From Wordnik.com. [MachineMachine (formerly 'The Huge Entity')] Reference
Placing a food item would lead to mostly the same behavior as they'd eat enough to bring back to the nest, where they could transfer food through trophallaxis to the nursery workers, but when they realized the fact that they were not getting home soon, they'd instead give mouth-to-mouth to the other members of the spiral until all were fed, regardless of who ate the food originally. From Wordnik.com. [reddit.com: what's new online!] Reference
New word for me today: trophallaxis. From Wordnik.com. [Pharyngula] Reference
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