Life Expectancy

Field Museum of Natural History

Longest known lifespan in wild: 23 years.

Longest known lifespan in captivity: 9+ years

Expected lifespan in wild: Low: 3 years, High: 7.7 years, Average: 5.2 years

(Chew, 1995: 78; Holldöbler & Carlin, 1989: 132).

Corrie Moreau marked "Life Expectancy" as trusted on the "Aphaenogaster cockerelli Andre, 1893" page.

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Author: Nathaniel Berry, University of Chicago

Editor: Dr. Corrie Moreau, Zoology-Insects, Field Museum of Natural History

Editor: Dr. Petra Sierwald, Zoology-Insects, Field Museum of Natural History

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