more varieties for Loosestrife. Lysimachia punctata, or whorled loosestrife, has whorls of 1-inch yellow flowers along the upper part of leafy 3-foot stems. The dark 3-inch leaves, sometimes variegated with white, are also arranged in whorls.In the damp areas that circle flower prefers, it may become invasive.ore varieties for Loosestrife. Lysimachia punctata, or whorled loosestrife, has whorls of 1-inch yellow flowers along the upper part of leafy 3-foot stems. The dark 3-inch leaves, sometimes variegated with white, are also arranged in whorls.
Oecophylla smaragdina queen. A queen ant is an adult, reproducing female ant in an ant colony; generally she will be the mother of all the other ants in that colony.Some female ants do not need to mate to produce offspring, reproducing through asexual parthenogenesis or cloning, and all of those offspring will be female.ueen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect â up to 30 years. A queen of Lasius niger was held in captivity by German entomologist Hermann Appel for 28Â¾ years; also a Pogonomyrmex owyheei has a maximum estimated longevity of 30 years in the field.
Most ants are black, brown, tan, or or red. All ants are social insects. With few exceptions, ant colonies divide labor between sterile workers, queens, and male reproductives, called alates. Winged queens and males fly in swarms to mate.Once mated, queens lose their wings and establish a new nest site; males die.ll ants are social insects. With few exceptions, ant colonies divide labor between sterile workers, queens, and male reproductives, called alates. Winged queens and males fly in swarms to mate. Once mated, queens lose their wings and establish a new nest site; males die.