Worker ants then milk the aphids of some of their excess sugar, which is called honeydew, or they collect nectar directly from the trees. Finally, the workers feed this collected liquid to the repletes.
Darba skudras savāc šos pilienus, ko sauc par medusrasu, vai arī ievāc nektāru tieši no akācijām un pēc tam izbaro saldo šķidrumu medus glabātājām.