Nicrophorus Vespilloides Larvae (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

Nicrophorus Vespilloides Larvae

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Symbionts from the beetle parents' gut replace competing microbes that would otherwise decompose the larvae's food source and make sure that the larvae thrive well.

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Shantanu Shukla, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

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