His joy quickly dissipated as you drew your head back, ramming it forward to smash your forehead into his snout, making this Hot Dog squeal in pain as he reared back, shocked from your surprise attack. The other larvae stopped dead in their track as you repeated the headbutt with another one, knocking Hot Dog onto his back, wriggling and curling into a ball to try and avoid any further pain. You took this chance to crawl on top of him, using his added bulk to raise your head higher than any other, and began to hiss triumphantly. You had established that you were in charge, not just of your brood, but the other ones too!