eusocial Meaning & Definition

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Meaning of eusocial In English

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  • The eusocial insects are confined to two orders, the Isoptera (termites) and the Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants).

  • Termites have evolved eusocial lifestyles.

  • the eusocial organisations found, for example, among the social hymenoptera, termites and naked mole rats

  • The study used demography data for the eusocial wasp Ropalidia fasciata.

  • All other orders also contain non-eusocial species, including many lineages where eusociality was inferred to be the ancestral state.

  • Caterpillars spin silk prolifically and in comparison to other non-eusocial insects build large and relatively complex structures from the material.

  • Creatures of this world include dinosaur-sized tortoises, amphibious octopuses, four-winged birds and eusocial spiders.

  • The large colony size of eusocial insects elicits both costs and benefits.

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