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Did Noah have (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Jun 2019 OP
Only two Ptah Jun 2019 #1
Two, at first. A termite queen lays an egg every three seconds. hunter Jun 2019 #2
Add a few variables to the math Ptah Jun 2019 #3
The survival struggles on Noah's Ark must have been awesome. hunter Jun 2019 #4
No, silly, he only had dinosaurs! ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #5
I think the question here is... zanana1 Jun 2019 #6

hunter

(38,302 posts)
2. Two, at first. A termite queen lays an egg every three seconds.
Mon Jun 10, 2019, 04:29 PM
Jun 2019
"This little male king sits next to this enormous female that can be several inches long, a ghastly thing," Moffett says. "Even an entomologist like myself, who loves all creatures equally, is pretty startled when he sees a termite queen."

Her skin is stretched and translucent, revealing a bubbling juice underneath the surface. The babies begin to tend the queen. They feed her and they clean her. She sweats an exudate that they lick off continuously. These workers carry away the eggs, stack them in little piles and tend to them until the little termites hatch. Gradually, the queen gives birth to the entire mound.

https://www.npr.org/2011/05/06/136028437/a-termite-queen-and-her-ultimate-sacrifice


The math is left as an exercise for the reader.



Ptah

(33,019 posts)
3. Add a few variables to the math
Mon Jun 10, 2019, 04:36 PM
Jun 2019

There are a wide variety of natural predators when it comes to termites.
From insects and reptiles to mammals and birds, termites are in a constant struggle to survive.

hunter

(38,302 posts)
4. The survival struggles on Noah's Ark must have been awesome.
Mon Jun 10, 2019, 04:53 PM
Jun 2019

Picture Noah in a Far Side cartoon, hands on hips, scolding Mr. & Mrs. Hyena:

"What the hell, guys!? I could overlook it when you ate one of my wives, she was not a favorite, but you ate the Unicorns too????"

zanana1

(6,103 posts)
6. I think the question here is...
Tue Jun 11, 2019, 09:20 AM
Jun 2019

Wouldn't termites eat the ark? (Oh, I love these intellectual discussions)!

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