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social insects

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  • social insects — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. The ants, termites and some bees and wasps in which individuals of the same species cooperate in caring for the young, a reproductive division of labor is present, and an overlap of at least two generations in life stages …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • Task allocation and partitioning of social insects — Task allocation and partitioning refers to the way that tasks are chosen, assigned, subdivided, and coordinated (here, within a single colony of social insects). Closely associated are issues of communication that enable these actions to… …   Wikipedia

  • Social behaviour in animals — Introduction       actions of animals living in communities. Such behaviour may include the feeding of the young, the building of shelters, or the guarding of territory. General characteristics       Social behaviour (Social behaviour in animals) …   Universalium

  • Social caterpillars — The collective behaviors of social caterpillars falls into five general categories: collective and cooperative foraging, group defense against predators and parasitoids, shelter building, thermoregulation and substrate silking to enhance… …   Wikipedia

  • social insect —       any of numerous species of insects that live in colonies and manifest three characteristics: group integration, division of labour, and overlap of generations. Social insects are best exemplified by all termites (termite) (Isoptera) and… …   Universalium

  • Social effect of evolutionary theory — The social effects of evolutionary thought have been considerable. As the scientific explanation of life s diversity has developed, it has often displaced alternative, sometimes very widely held, explanations. Because the theory of evolution… …   Wikipedia

  • social — [[t]so͟ʊʃ(ə)l[/t]] ♦ socials 1) ADJ: ADJ n Social means relating to society or to the way society is organized. ...the worst effects of unemployment, low pay and other social problems. ...long term social change. ...the acceptance that social… …   English dictionary

  • social — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin socialis, from socius companion, ally, associate; akin to Old English secg man, companion, Latin sequi to follow more at sue Date: 14th century 1. involving allies or confederates < the Social… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • social — so·cial sō shəl adj 1 a) tending to form cooperative and interdependent relationships with others of one s kind b) living and breeding in more or less organized communities <social insects> 2) of or relating to human society, the… …   Medical dictionary

  • social parasite — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A symbiont found in the nests of social insects, that feeds upon the food stores of the colony …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • social parasitism — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The coexistence of two species of social insects in the same nest, in which one is parasitically dependent on the other; see symphile …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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