Fire Ants: Basic Biology, Habitat, History.

Life cycles. During the reproductive flights of ants, when winged males and female ants mate. After sperm is transferred to the female, the male soon dies. Females land, locates a suitable nesting sites, the female looses her wings and begins laying eggs. The first brood of larvae are fed and cared for by the queen, and develop into sterile female worker ants. Thereafter, her sole role is to lay eggs. Worker ants care for the …

…the developing brood II.Reproducers (ALL MALES OF COURSE!!!) A.have wings B.they fly around the mound C.fertilize the queen, then die III.Queen A.Lays 800 eggs a day B.Feeds the larvae which develop in a few days C.Can live 7 years, while worker ants only live for about 5 weeks Some other Stuff *Mounds in any type of soil *Mounds are about 18in high *Colonies frequently migrate *Eat insects and other pests