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General Non-Mantis Discussion
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<blockquote data-quote="Firenkyo" data-source="post: 350942" data-attributes="member: 13569"><p>Could they be termites maybe? I don't know much about termite reproduction, but it seems weird that they'd be able to grow to such a population without a queen. I did find a couple articles on asexual reproduction and some info that worker females can turn into breeding females (but then they'd develop wings??). </p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/all-female-termite-colonies-reproduce-without-male-input-180970393/#:~:text=A%20few%20wild%20termite%20colonies,kings%20and%20their%20own%20offspring" target="_blank">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/all-female-termite-colonies-reproduce-without-male-input-180970393/#:~:text=A few wild termite colonies,kings and their own offspring</a>.</p><p></p><p>Or maybe barklice? </p><p>[ATTACH=full]21849[/ATTACH]</p><p>I think there are a few species that don't have wings as adults. Don't know what they'd be doing on parsley, but they look similar to the guys in the video. The ones I've encountered have been pretty slow, and most articles say that they're slow as well. But maybe wingless species are faster? </p><p></p><p>If you could catch some you could put them in rubbing alcohol or the freezer to kill them, then you might be able to get a better look at them?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Firenkyo, post: 350942, member: 13569"] Could they be termites maybe? I don't know much about termite reproduction, but it seems weird that they'd be able to grow to such a population without a queen. I did find a couple articles on asexual reproduction and some info that worker females can turn into breeding females (but then they'd develop wings??). [URL]https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/all-female-termite-colonies-reproduce-without-male-input-180970393/#:~:text=A%20few%20wild%20termite%20colonies,kings%20and%20their%20own%20offspring[/URL]. Or maybe barklice? [ATTACH type="full" width="405px"]21849[/ATTACH] I think there are a few species that don't have wings as adults. Don't know what they'd be doing on parsley, but they look similar to the guys in the video. The ones I've encountered have been pretty slow, and most articles say that they're slow as well. But maybe wingless species are faster? If you could catch some you could put them in rubbing alcohol or the freezer to kill them, then you might be able to get a better look at them? [/QUOTE]
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