Mating frenzies, sperm hoards, and brood raids: The life of a fire ant queen - Walter R. Tschinkel
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In the spring, just after a heavy rainfall, male and female fire ants swarm the skies for a day of romance, known as the nuptial flight. Thousands of reproduction-capable ants take part in a mating frenzy, and for one successfully mated female, her work is only beginning. Walter R. Tschinkel details how the new queen builds a colony and protects it from neighboring ant armies.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Walter Tschinkel
- Director
- Lisa Vertudaches
- Narrator
- Addison Anderson
- Storyboard Artist
- Lisa Vertudaches
- Animator
- Lisa Vertudaches
