Trophallaxis s is the transfer of food or other fluids among members of a community through mouth-to-mouth (stomodeal) or anus-to-mouth (proctodeal) feeding. It is most highly developed in social insects such as ants, termites, wasps and bees. The word was introduced by the entomologist William Morton Wheeler in 1918. The behaviour was used in the... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophallaxis
(from the article `hymenopteran`) ...to another about the location, distance, quantity, and quality of a particular food source. These movements were carefully studied and described ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/84