eusocial
adjective
of or relating to a form of insect society, as that of ants, characterized by specialization of tasks and cooperative care of the young.
eusociality
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a word derived from
eusocial.
Example Sentences
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After accounting for the unusual evolutionary history of the aculeate Hymenoptera, the researchers found that haplodiploid insects outside that group developed eusociality at rates similar to those seen in diploid insects.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
By contrast, eusociality has appeared only rarely in other insect groups, including termites, thrips, aphids and a small number of beetles.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Today, most evolutionary theorists favor the “inclusive fitness” explanation of eusociality, a theory developed by W. D. Hamilton in the early nineteen-sixties.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 10, 2018
Reporters don’t generally call to chat about the role of stings in the evolution of eusociality.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2016
But that benefit is reduced as relatedness declines, so eusociality would only arise among close relatives.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 1, 2015
