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The abstract doesn't say, but my guess would be that a mature queen has a more functional immune system than larvae/eggs do.
by kevingadd 3y ago
The abstract doesn't say, but my guess would be that a mature queen has a more functional immune system than larvae/eggs do.
- Terr_ 3y agoAlso the digestive process is necessarily destructive to whatever is being eaten, and may kill many would-be infectious organisms that haven't evolved to resist or exploit that route.