Termite life cycle.
Termites are one of the insects that age his life the longest in the world, but this only applies to the Queen of termites, which in some species can live for a decade or even more. The typical termite life cycle (for workers and soldiers) about 1-5 years, but this is highly dependent on the species and the environment.
Termites are one of the insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis, which is the main difference from other eusocial insects, namely, ants, bees, and wasps, who underwent a complete metamorphosis.
To explain all this with the simpler, in an incomplete metamorphosis, termites hatched from the eggs the teens will show many similarities to the adult, and termite appearance through a puddle or instar, gradually will be getting bigger with each stage and assume adult termite appearance gradually Baby ants, who undergo complete metamorphosis, looks exactly like maggots when first hatched from their eggs and referred to as, "larvae."
Baby termites are often called "larva" but it might be more appropriate to call them nymphs, because larvae were associated with an appearance like a grub. Even when first hatched larva, termites have many similarities with termites mature workers who care for them. Termite termites are highly mobile; especially at the stage instar. They can approach the hive as you wish, even if they are not able to do any task and need frequent maintenance of the termite workers.
The typical worker termites have a life cycle that can be divided into 3 stages:
The egg cycle lasts approximately almost a month, the nymph stage lasts about one month (in temperate climates it may be more), and the adult stage about one to a few years, as described previously. This can vary from species to species, and also relies on external environmental factors.
Some pictures of the nymph termites
Stage nymph workers typically consists of about 7 molts or instar, where the nymphs gradually assume adult termites morphology. They cannot be found, unless assisted by adult worker termites, which helps them release their outer skin with chew. However, some types of dry wood termite and wood spindles can be dirongrong without assistance.
Warrior nymphs require a little extra molts again (instar pre-army) before reaching maturity. After the army, they could not return to stage workers again (terminal molting). Reproduction (fertile men and women) have a nymph stage longer than other castes; then more cutouts that lasted several months.
All caste come from instar worker's "basic ", and the numbers are controlled by pheromones are circulating in the colony, and external factors, such as food supply and population current caste. For example, if many soldiers killed in battle with the ants, an imbalance of pheromones will successfully return the balance the populations of soldiers in the colony.
Termites can experience friction regressive, which occurred in the nymph positive, return it back to the level of workers, though this phenomenon appears to be especially true on dry wood termites/wood spindles, and plant reproduction occurs when the colon end releasing pheromones that prevent developing nymphs. become reproductively himself. The nymph then lose their wings and Bud back to workers.
In species that are capable of producing secondary reproduction because of the absence of the Queen and King (as some dry wood termites), workers can turn into a reproductive tool which is able to reproduce and continue the colony. So, in this case, workers are turning to the secondary reproduction will have an extension of living large compared to ordinary workers.
Termites are one of the insects that age his life the longest in the world, but this only applies to the Queen of termites, which in some species can live for a decade or even more. The typical termite life cycle (for workers and soldiers) about 1-5 years, but this is highly dependent on the species and the environment.
Termites are one of the insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis, which is the main difference from other eusocial insects, namely, ants, bees, and wasps, who underwent a complete metamorphosis.
To explain all this with the simpler, in an incomplete metamorphosis, termites hatched from the eggs the teens will show many similarities to the adult, and termite appearance through a puddle or instar, gradually will be getting bigger with each stage and assume adult termite appearance gradually Baby ants, who undergo complete metamorphosis, looks exactly like maggots when first hatched from their eggs and referred to as, "larvae."
Baby termites are often called "larva" but it might be more appropriate to call them nymphs, because larvae were associated with an appearance like a grub. Even when first hatched larva, termites have many similarities with termites mature workers who care for them. Termite termites are highly mobile; especially at the stage instar. They can approach the hive as you wish, even if they are not able to do any task and need frequent maintenance of the termite workers.
The typical worker termites have a life cycle that can be divided into 3 stages:
- egg
- Queen
- adult
The egg cycle lasts approximately almost a month, the nymph stage lasts about one month (in temperate climates it may be more), and the adult stage about one to a few years, as described previously. This can vary from species to species, and also relies on external environmental factors.
Some pictures of the nymph termites
Stage nymph workers typically consists of about 7 molts or instar, where the nymphs gradually assume adult termites morphology. They cannot be found, unless assisted by adult worker termites, which helps them release their outer skin with chew. However, some types of dry wood termite and wood spindles can be dirongrong without assistance.
Warrior nymphs require a little extra molts again (instar pre-army) before reaching maturity. After the army, they could not return to stage workers again (terminal molting). Reproduction (fertile men and women) have a nymph stage longer than other castes; then more cutouts that lasted several months.
All caste come from instar worker's "basic ", and the numbers are controlled by pheromones are circulating in the colony, and external factors, such as food supply and population current caste. For example, if many soldiers killed in battle with the ants, an imbalance of pheromones will successfully return the balance the populations of soldiers in the colony.
Termites can experience friction regressive, which occurred in the nymph positive, return it back to the level of workers, though this phenomenon appears to be especially true on dry wood termites/wood spindles, and plant reproduction occurs when the colon end releasing pheromones that prevent developing nymphs. become reproductively himself. The nymph then lose their wings and Bud back to workers.
In species that are capable of producing secondary reproduction because of the absence of the Queen and King (as some dry wood termites), workers can turn into a reproductive tool which is able to reproduce and continue the colony. So, in this case, workers are turning to the secondary reproduction will have an extension of living large compared to ordinary workers.
