Welcome to You Ask Andy

Details
Category: Article series 1970
Hits: 728

Kevin Bower, age 10, of Montoursville,Pa., for his question:

HOW LONG IS THE LIFE SPAN OF AN ANT?

The ant that pestered your picnic last summer may arrive again next summer. She may also arrive the following and the following summer. For, barring accidents, the average worker ant may expect to carry on her busy duties through about seven years. A queen ant has an even longer life span, though she seldom makes a public nuisance of herself. Barring accidents, her life span may be 10 or even 15 years.

 

Most read articles

Who's Online

We have 190 guests and no members online

PARENTS' GUIDE

IDEAL REFERENCE E-BOOK FOR YOUR E-READER OR IPAD! $1.99 “A Parents’ Guide for Children’s Questions” is now available at www.Xlibris.com/Bookstore or www. Amazon.com The Guide contains over a thousand questions and answers normally asked by children between the ages of 9 and 15 years old. DOWNLOAD NOW!