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jolt	Average lifespan of workers?		Lead	[-]
Posts: 75 06/01/2006 6:59 AM Minor Worker Ant	What is the average lifespan of a camponotus pennsylvanicus worker?
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chazzbo77	Re: Average lifespan of workers?	#1	[url]	[-]
Henchant Posts: 1355 06/07/2006 6:25 PM	Not sure if this applies to C. penn., but here it says about six months. www.google.com/search?hl=...worker+ant -- (third one down seems most accurate) "The average life span of an adult worker will be sixty to one hundred and fifty days, while the queen ant can live up to ten years." ^^^RIFA www.ars.usda.gov/main/doc...docid=3611 projects.edtech.sandi.net...fespan.htm -- Says "Carpenter ant workers live for 7 YEARS" All of this information is so different, it'd be nice to get a Doc. in here to clear things up. chazzbo77
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anhzor	Re: Average lifespan of workers?	#2	[url]	[-]
Major Worker Ant Posts: 340 06/07/2006 8:21 PM Adult Worker Ant	Well it realy hard to get accurate result because in the wild, most ant dont die naturally(squish).
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chazzbo77	Re: Average lifespan of workers?	#3	[url]	[-]
Henchant Posts: 1355 06/08/2006 12:08 PM	Yes, but one would think the results would be closer together than they are. chazzbo77
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Aka ArtAnt	Re: Average lifespan of workers?	#4	[url]	[-]
Loyal Worker Ant Posts: 957 06/08/2006 4:17 PM	My best guess would be around 6 months to 2 years depending on the cast of the worker, and how well the ants are kept.
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