WHAT IS THE LIFESPAN OF ANTS?

Queen ant against a white background
Queen
Worker ant against awhite background
Worker ant

When in a colony, worker ants can live 1 to 3 years and queen ants up to 30 years. In contrast, males survive for a few weeks. While the worker ants are the smallest in the colony, they do most of the work: collecting food and caring for the young. Males live like kings during their brief existence—they don't work and die shortly after mating with young queens.

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