colonies
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Working at low tide with her owner, Dr Texa Sim, black labrador Sgiath has found hundreds of colonies of the sea squirt, which - if left uncontrolled - can smother and kill native species.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Most of the world was now divided by fixed borders into independent states and their colonies, and international respect for those borders was growing.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
Trees occupied by wasps also consistently had much smaller ant colonies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
More than 90 percent of emperor penguin colonies could be near-extinct by 2100 if sea ice loss persists at its current rate.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Thankfully, he was able to zone out for nearly a full hour while Riordan droned on about the colonies.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
