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Ants are insects that go through complete metamorphosis: egg, larva, pupa, adult. However, only the queen ant lays eggs. She stays in the nest -- the worker ants you see are all sterile females. The winged ants you see in spring or fall are the fertile females and males. The queen-to-be mates with a male ant, then goes off to found a new nest. The male dies soon after mating.
The queen only mates once in her lifetime -- the male sperm are very hardy and live in her system for years. Oddly, ants and bees are among the few animals whose UNFERTILIZED eggs hatch --- into sterile female workers. Fertilized eggs hatch into males! The queen can control whether a sperm is released to enter the egg of not.
She lays the first few eggs and cares for the larvae herself, but after these emerge as adults, they take over and she does nothing but lay eggs for the rest of her life. The worker ants collect the eggs and care for the larvae and the pupae. (the pupa is the cocoon stage -- the thing that looks like a grain of rice that you sometimes see if you dig up an anthill.)
The average worker ant lives only 2-3 weeks, but since new ones are being produced all the time, the colony sustains itself quite well.
What else can I help you with?
What is cannibal ants?
Ants that eat other ants.
The difference between flying ants and carpenter ants or are all flying ants carpenter ants?
Not all flying ants are carpenter ants. However, all carpenter ants can fly. There are various types of flying ants. Carpenter ants can be distinguished by their larger size and reddish tone to their body.
Are ants organisms?
no they are ants
Why do you hate ants?
I do not hate ants. Ants are very industrious. Ants are probably busier than the bees. Ants are delicious, but I have cut back on the stinging ones.
Are bullet ants the same thing as bulldog ants?
No, of course not. Bullet ants are the most poisonous ants in the world and the bull ants *not bulldog* are the most dangerous.
Can queen ants get pregnant with other ants?
Yes.
How do you get ants to stop fighting?
You rape each one and get them pregnant
Why does your pregnant dog have ants in her feces?
The dog has ants in her feces because she has an ant colony inside the stomach enjoying the free food and etc. One day there will be ants coming out the mouth,eyes,and eventually the skin. Enjoy! Stupid Question gets a Stupid Answer
What ants use other ants as slave ants?
red ants
Do ants have ants?
Yes ants do produce ants to continue the family.
What is a Ants in who guesses of Ants?
Elmo's Ants.
What is cannibal ants?
Ants that eat other ants.
The difference between flying ants and carpenter ants or are all flying ants carpenter ants?
Not all flying ants are carpenter ants. However, all carpenter ants can fly. There are various types of flying ants. Carpenter ants can be distinguished by their larger size and reddish tone to their body.
What is the possessive noun for ants?
The possessive form of the plural noun ants is ants'. Example: I sat down to rest right on an ants' nest. They did not like that.
Your rabbits delivered babies 1 day before but they died due to ants when does it again become pregnant?
when you rebreed the doe to a buck when you rebreed the doe to a buck
What type of ants are commonly found in residential areas"?
Common types of ants found in residential areas include carpenter ants, odorous house ants, pavement ants, and pharaoh ants.
What are ants called?
Ants.
