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Mating frenzies, sperm hoards, and brood raids: The life of a fire ant queen | Walter R. Tschinkel
Mating frenzies, sperm hoards, and brood raids: The life of a fire ant queen | Walter R. Tschinkel
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Length:
5 minutes
Released:
Jan 16, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
In the spring, just after a heavy rainfall, male and female fire ants swarm the skies for a day of romance, known as the nuptial flight. Thousands of reproduction-capable ants take part in a mating frenzy, and for one successfully mated female, her work is only beginning. Walter R. Tschinkel details how the new queen builds a colony and protects it from neighboring ant armies. [Directed by Lisa Vertudaches, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Phil Brookes].
Released:
Jan 16, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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