Nature 537, E13 (2016); doi:10.1038/nature19350

In this Brief Communication Arising Reply, the text: “the depth of diet medium in my rearing method is 4.0–6.0 mm, or even more” should have read: “the height of larvae reared with my rearing method is 4.0–6.0 mm, or even more”. This has been corrected online.