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 (DIR) Post #AnTcZKpXl3YB48YMvg by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2024-10-28T20:54:27Z
       
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       "This is my carpenter ant queen (Camponotus pennsylvanicus is her species)-- Her name is Daisy. She's 4 years old this spring. She has 1200 daughters, and enjoys drinking sugar water and laying hundreds of eggs. "I had to write a blurb for a little feature of everyone's pet photos. I hope that the other ants don't feel left out. (Pica got a blurb too. And exposed as a homework eater. )
       
 (DIR) Post #AnTgBYYXTSH0VBW5VQ by shyduroff@mastodon.mit.edu
       2024-10-28T21:34:58Z
       
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 (DIR) Post #AnTiFxmHqGYbnCAyhM by jstevenyork@mastodon.social
       2024-10-28T21:58:10Z
       
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       @futurebird Is she very big, or are the workers in this species just very small? Our local carpenter ant workers are already pretty big.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnTiTI8rRLPQiP5fYu by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2024-10-28T22:00:35Z
       
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       @jstevenyork She is about the biggest ant you'll find in north America... about 2cm long.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnTiWX4uMcg5uLmqo4 by catflyhigh@troet.cafe
       2024-10-28T22:00:51Z
       
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       @emma I also looked it up and found out that queen ants can live up to 25 years, depending on the species.According to wiki, a queen of the black garden ant lived for almost 29 years; this is the current age record among social insects.This is really surprising, I didn't expect that.@futurebird