The hairs of ant larvae accomplish different functions1. One of them is the attachment of the larvae to the substrate.  read more »

1. 1. Wheeler G, Wheeler J .  1976.  Ant larvae: review and synthesis.. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington. 7:1-108.

In ants, midgut doesn't join the hindgut until the end of the larval stage.  read more »

Ants have different ways to feed their larvae.  read more »