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How does ants reproduce their young ones?

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Ants reproduce their young by a process called "parthenogenesis," where fertilized eggs develop into female larvae, which will later become adult female ants. They can also reproduce through the traditional process of mating, which results in male and female offspring. Ants will also use a process called cloning to clone eggs or larvae, allowing the entire colony to be made up of identical ants. The exact method of reproduction can depend on the type of ant species, with some preferring one method and others preferring the other. No matter the method, ants are excellent at reproducing and quickly multiplying their population.

Answer 1

Ants reproduce their young ones sexually although some studies support that some species of ants produce asexually or a combination of sexual and asexual reproduction.

Usually, in a colony of ants, there are three groups system; the queen, workers and males. Only the queen can mate and reproduce. Although in some colonies, there are also a group of fertile females that can mate too. The workers are sterile whereas the males mate with the queen, fertilize her eggs and die afterwards.

When the queen lays her eggs, they mature from egg to larvae and pupa until they develop into ants with wings. New queens are born too. They fly away with their wings and a new queen mates with one of the males. This is called "nuptial flight". Then she settles in a new place, loses her wings, makes her own colony and the cycle continues.

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Thanks for the explicit explanation. I guess the reproduction process of ants is also similar to that of termites since they both exist in a colony of caste. And is it correct to refer to the males in the caste as kings?

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Yes quite similar but male ants aren't called Kings. The fertile males are called drones. They fertilize the queens eggs and die afterwards. 

Answer 2

The female 'queen' ants can travel great distances to mate with at least one flying male from another nest. Until she opens the pouch and allows the sperm to fertilize the eggs produces, she holds the male's sperm there.

Answer 3

Ants reproduce by a process called complete metamorphosis. During this process, an adult ant lays eggs which hatch into larvae. The larvae then go through several stages of growth and moulting until they reach the pupal stage. Finally, the pupae emerge from their cocoons as adult ants.

Answer 4

Ants reproduce by mating, where the queen stores sperm and fertilizes eggs to lay in her nest. The eggs develop into larvae, then pupae, and finally emerge as adult ants. Some ant species reproduce through a process called budding, where a new colony is formed by a group of workers and a queen leaving the original colony to start a new one.

Answer 5

After mating the female ant lays both fertilize eggs and unfertilize eggs . The  fertilize eggs run turn into male  ant . Ant egg are tiny oval shape transparent and white in colour and they are hatch between 7 to 14 days

Answer 6

After mating, the female ant lays both fertilized eggs and unfertilized eggs. The fertilized eggs turn into female ants, and the unfertilized eggs turn into male ants. Ant eggs are tiny, oval-shaped, transparent and white in colour. The eggs hatch in 7 to 14 days.