colonies
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Honeybee queens can produce 1,500 to 2,000 eggs every day, supplying colonies with the workers needed to keep the hive functioning.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Species that live this way form colonies containing overlapping generations, cooperate in raising young and divide reproductive responsibilities.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Wainwright has been searching for new English colonies since he started working for Butterfly Conservation in 2004.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The authors, both entomologists, detail violent territorial battles between colonies and against invading predators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
With the Proclamation of 1763. the British Crown established what it considered a clear boundary for its colonies along the Atlantic Coast.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
