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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2012 11:16:27 GMT 1
Drones are the only male ants in a colony. They are born from un-fertilized eggs. Drones are not like typical ants. They don't do any work in their nests, and they look more like wasps than ants. They are reproductive winged ants and so are alates. They take to the skies on the same day as the princesses to mate during the nuptial flight. Once they have mated, they die. Drones will only survive a few months during the mating season. Their life is short lived, but like all ants, they play a crucial part in the ant life cycle.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2012 19:41:18 GMT 1
Some drones don't have wings (i.e. Hypoponera, Anergates).
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2012 5:36:25 GMT 1
A word of advice for those going out duing nuptual flights- make sure you know the difference between winged males and females! I got all excited once because I caught a queen- but realized that it was actually a fattish male after some research : ( boy, was I disappointed!
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