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Explores the world of social insects, with an emphasis on ants and bees

Explores the world of social insects, with an emphasis on ants and bees. Special offers and product promotions.

Eusocial insects have developed from their organization and ability to recognize one another within their society. This recognition of others, from recognizing individuals to groups, is an indication of society, and creates an identity colony wide for each insect. Ghiselin (1969, 1974) and David Hull (1976, 1978) asserted that complex or high level social insects are individuals rather than being like organisms

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Other cultural uses of insects, such as biomimicry, do not necessarily lie within these .

Other cultural uses of insects, such as biomimicry, do not necessarily lie within these academic disciplines. More generally, people make a wide range of uses of insects, both practical and symbolic. On the other hand, attitudes to insects are often negative, and extensive efforts are made to kill them. One insect, the honey bee, provides honey, pollen, royal jelly, propolis and an anti-inflammatory peptide, melittin; its larvae too are eaten in some societies. Medical uses of insects include maggot therapy for wound debridement.

The name Hymenoptera means 'membrane wings'. Their adults have two pair of membranous wings with the forewings lager than the hind wings. The main defining characteristic of Hymenoptera is that the front and hind wings are held together by a series of little hooks called hamuli. The female insects have strings to inject venom to their enemy where the string is their modified ovipositor.

Social insects also can outcompete other insects, and even larger animals, for territory and food. Characteristics of Social Insects

Social insects also can outcompete other insects, and even larger animals, for territory and food. Characteristics of Social Insects. So how do we define social, when speaking of insects? Many insects exhibit social behaviors, such as aggregating in large numbers at times. Gregarious behavior does not, by itself, mean an insect is social. Entomologists refer to true social insects as eusocial.

Ants are very social insects. Ants live in colonies. There is no king, but social insects (ants, termites, and bees) have a queen. She is fertilized by a male, called a drone, and he is the only male in the society. The ants actually communicate with each other effectively for the sake of survival while working together. Asked in Insects, Ants.

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