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SAubtANTS WITH WINGS. wHY DO SOME ANTS HAVE wings ?
11 FACTS ABOUT ANTS WITH WINGS
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Why do some ants have Wings ?
- Most ants cant fly
- Winged ants are called swarmers
- Winged ants are often mistaken for termites
- Winged ants are sexual reproductive.
- The queen and the male develope wings for the sole purpose of flying away to mate and start another colony.
- Winged ants drop there wings soon after mating.
- When the Queen of the colony dies, the colony can only survive a few months.
- Periodically,usally following by 3-5 days a heavy rain, the winged reproductive forms emerge from the colony in large swarms.
- Mating between male and female ants accrue in flight.
- Winged female ants are larger than male winged ants