colony of insects

Bees, ants, and termites have associated individuals {colony, arthropod}|, with one female queen.

ants

Bees and ants have male drones. Ants can take slaves. Sterile female worker ants feed soldiers, king or drones, and queen.

bees

Queen bee lays fertilized eggs to make workers, soldiers, and new queen. Workers receive no special food. Soldiers receive royal jelly and then nectar and pollen. New queen receives only royal jelly. Queen lays unfertilized eggs to make king or drones. Queen and king or drones have wings, to fly away to start new colonies. Oldest worker bees get water, pollen, and nectar. Middle-age bees secrete wax, clean up, store food, and guard hive. Young worker bees feed larvae and prepare hexagonal cells for eggs. Bees can recognize colors, except reds. Bees do circling and wagging dances, which show food source angle, direction, distance, and amount.

termites

Termites have one male king. Termites that build mud mounds follow rules about when to add and when to remove mud.

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