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“social insects”
An insect that shares the essentials of life, like shelter, food, defense, and cooperation in reproduction: In the strict sense, a true social insect is one that belongs to a eusocial species; in other words, it is an ant, a termite, or one of the eusocial wasps or bees.
In the broad sense, a social insect is one that belongs to either a pre-social or eusocial species.
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Ant and Related Entomology Terms
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Social Insects, Especially Ants
Primarily dealing with the topic of ants which live in colonies or "cities".
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Index or Menu of Various Topics
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“social insects”
(insects that live in colonies which, in some ways, resemble human cities are ants, bees, wasps, hornets, and termites)
(terms restricted to the study of social insects; such as, ants and words that apply generally to entomology)