colonies
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In eusocial colonies, reproduction is divided between queens and workers, creating highly cooperative societies with specialized roles.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Volunteers from the charity visit feral colonies across Leeds, providing food, water and shelters to keep them warm.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
France and Britain housed small communities from former colonies—an immigration pattern so mundane that 1960s France let citizens of former West African colonies fly into Paris without a passport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
A Virginia Tech study found that glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, can interfere with honeybee foraging and may undermine the long-term stability of colonies.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Spain’s New World colonies were soon joined by those of half a dozen other European states.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
