Eggs and young worker larvae in the brood nest, interspersed with cells filled with "bee bread"- a mix of honey and pollen that serves as food for older larvae.
The egg of a worker honey bee.
The egg of a worker honey bee.
A freshly-laid worker egg at the bottom of the cell.
All the immature stages of ant development (eggs, larvae, and pupae) in the brood nest of Nylanderia faisonensis.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
All the immature stages of ant development (eggs, larvae, and pupae) in the brood nest of Nylanderia faisonensis.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
Older drone larvae in the comb. Worker bees have started sealing the cells with wax in preparation for pupation.
Bee eggs and young larvae. The milky substance is a glandular secretion from the heads of adult bees that is fed to larvae.
Reticulitermes subterranean termites, showing workers of various ages.

Lake Glendale, Illinois, USA
Eggs and young worker larvae in the brood nest, interspersed with cells filled with "bee bread"- a mix of honey and pollen that serves as food for older larvae.
Eggs and young worker larvae in the brood nest, interspersed with cells filled with "bee bread"- a mix of honey and pollen that serves as food for older larvae.
Eggs and young worker larvae in the brood nest, interspersed with cells filled with "bee bread"- a mix of honey and pollen that serves as food for older larvae.
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