Nuptial flight

Winged male weaver ants preparing for their nuptial flight

Young queen beginning to dig a new colony

Nuptial flight is an important phase in the reproduction of most ant, termite, and some bee species. During the flight, virgin queens mate with males and then land to start a new colony, or, in the case of honey bees, continue the succession of an existing hived colony.

单词	Nuptial flight
释义	Nuptial flight 原声例句双语版 TED-Ed 演讲精选 This is the nuptial flight, when thousands of reproduction-capable male and female ants, called alates, take wing for the first and last time. 有翅生殖蚁是有繁殖能力的雄性和雌性蚂蚁的统称，对成千上万有翅生殖蚁来说，这是第一次、也是最后的起飞。英语百科 Nuptial flight Nuptial flight is an important phase in the reproduction of most ant, termite, and some bee species. During the flight, virgin queens mate with males and then land to start a new colony, or, in the case of honey bees, continue the succession of an existing hived colony.
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