Spermatheca of a laying queen. Covered with a rich network of tracheal system, the sperms inside can live up to 4 years since the queen only mate during a one week time window around age of 6-16 days.
Description: Spermatheca of a laying queen. Covered with a rich network of tracheal system, the sperms inside can live up to 4 years since the queen only mate during a one week time window around age of 6-16 days.