eusocial
Americanadjective
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In eusocial colonies, reproduction is divided between queens and workers, creating highly cooperative societies with specialized roles.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
The sociable, or eusocial, nature of naked mole rat communities means they're basically all siblings or cousins.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
“It’s something that has evolved either shortly after ants became eusocial or maybe even before ants becoming social,” says co-author Daniel Kronauer, a biologist at the Rockefeller University.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 2, 2022
Like bees, they are eusocial: they have a bewildering array of different forms and a single monarch, the Grand Lunar.
From Nature ● Jul. 8, 2019
Honeybees are eusocial creatures, making them one of the most studied insects on the planet.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2018
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