2000.01.10 How long for an egg to become an adult worker?
Mr. Ant's Camponotus
- Embryonic period: 3-4 weeks
- Larval period: 3-4 weeks
- Pupal period: 3-6 weeks
- Total: 9-14 weeks
Aphaenogaster fulva (American entomologist A. M. Fielde)
- Embryonic period: 17-22 days
- Larval period: 24-27 days
- Pupal period: 13-22 days
- Total: 54-71 days
Myrmica rubra (French entomologist C. Janet)
- Embryonic period: 23-24 days
- Larval period: 30-71 days
- Pupal period: 18-22 days
- Total: 71-117 days
Many species have no development from November to March and that is observed facts in nature. --Jinei
There is not a general number (even not in the same colony). It depends on many factors like:
- It is different from species to species.
- It depends on area, available food, and temperature. --Jinei and Mr. Ant
Charles Janet and Adele Fielde were accomplished entomologists in their time (the late 1800's -- early 1900's, in France and the U.S., respectively). His research was mainly in insect anatomy and hers was in ant behavior." --Dr. Ant
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