On 12/12/2014 6:34 AM, Peter Loring Borst wrote:
> Queens (the reproductive caste) have been recorded to
> live as long as 29 years, making them the longest-lived
> adult insects that we know of.
And they apparently only mate the one time, maybe like bees with a
number of males. Interesting to know how the sperm can last so long,
both quantitatively and qualitatively.
Termites on the other hand, keep at it for life. Better to come back
as a male termite than a drone.
Geoff Manning
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