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20 other sections not shown Common terms and phrasesabdomen adult alarm allometry antennae Apis mellifera army ants beetles behavior biology bivouac body Bombus Brian brood cells bumblebees Camponotus caste determination combs communication Crematogaster cycle division of labor Dolichoderinae Dorylinae dulosis Eciton eggs eusocial evidence evolution evolutionary example feed females FIGURE foraging Formica formicine function fungus genera genetic genus gland growth hive honeybee host queen host workers Hymenoptera individuals Inquilinism larvae Lasius least Leptothorax Lindauer living males mandibles mate mature colony meliponine Michener morphological Myrmecia Myrmica myrmicine nestmates Noirot nuptial flight nymphs observed occur odor trails organization pattern Pheidole pheromones Pogonomyrmex Polistes pollen polymorphism population prey primitive produce pupae raids regurgitated relatively reproductive Rettenmeyer rufa Sakagami single social insects social parasitism social wasps soldiers Solenopsis solitary species stage stingless bees studies Subfamily subsocial substance swarm termites Termitidae tion tropical Vespinae Vespula waggle dance wasps Wheeler Wilson wings worker caste workerless Bibliographic information |