any ideas?
2007-08-15 12:32:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
The ants used in household ant farms may give a good indication of an ant's lifespan. When ants are ordered they usually don't include a queen so that there is no risk of them multiplying and accidentally being released and possibly infect the native ants with some disease. Under these conditions an ant's life span is normally only about 90 days. Harvester ants seem to live a little longer, usually 2 to 6 months. There are some cases where ants have lived for a year or so, but that is rare.
A queen can actually live for 2 to 3 years if the colony is strong and takes good care of her. Incidentally, the record for ant longevity is held by a queen of Lasius niger who, in a German laboratory nest, lived for 29 years.
2007-08-15 12:47:51 · answer #1 · answered by Jim B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask the Orkin man. I think it is something like 24 hours. But they multiply like crazy.
2007-08-15 19:39:43 · answer #2 · answered by Frosty 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋