"mature" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- In a mature colony, some eggs develop into winged reproductives, known as alates.
- A mature colony contains distinct groups called castes.
- Thus, mature colonies often include some dead stems intermingled with numerous live stems.
- Each colony digs an average of five such burrows a year, and a mature colony may have over a hundred.
- A mature colony contains 5-8 million workers.
- However, a mature colony of several million workers faces very few dangers.
- In fact, in an established, mature colony with at least a dozen females, spawning will be observed about every three days.
- The growth rate is the length of time required to form mature colonies visible without magnification on solid media.
- Small mature colonies are physically removed from the reef and shifted into a laboratory tank for spawning.
- Workers' bodies are usually dark red and those in a mature colony are on average 6 mm long.
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