When do queen ants lose their wings
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When do queen ants lose their wings
When do queen ants lose their wings
Re: When do queen ants lose their wings
There's no specific time in which ants remove their wings. It may be when they land, when they dig their chamber, or maybe the workers will remove them.
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Re: When do queen ants lose their wings
There's no general rule. Some queen remove them even though they are infertile and some queens keep them for a lifetime even after they established a massive colony.
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AntLove4Evr
Re: When do queen ants lose their wings
Really, when they need to. Usually soon after making her chambers.EthanRobinson wrote:When do queen ants lose their wings
Re: When do queen ants lose their wings
Research has found that female alates will usually remove their wings after seperation from their colony. This doesnt always occur but is common.
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- **** sp.
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- Melaphorus sp.
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- Crematogaster sp.
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- Iridomyrmex purpureus
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