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Do the Termites queen and king have a same habit like any other animals produce their child or eggs?

2007-06-09 17:17:43 · 1 answers · asked by Christopher 1 in Science & Mathematics Zoology

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Yes! A female that has flown, mated and is producing eggs, is termed a "Queen". Similarly, a male that has flown, mated and remains in proximity to a queen, is termed a "King". Along the termites colony, sperm competition does not seem to occur (male genitalia are very simple and the sperm are anucleate), suggesting that only one male (king) generally mates within the colony.At maturity, a primary queen can lay several thousand eggs a day. In physogastric species, the queen adds an extra set of ovaries with each moult, resulting in a greatly distended abdomen.The king remains only slightly bigger than an average termite and continues to mate with the queen for life.

2007-06-10 18:38:26 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 0 0

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