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What (who) is eusocial - definition
eusocial
![[[Weaver ants]], here collaborating to pull nest leaves together, can be considered eusocial, as they have a permanent division of labor.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/AntsStitchingLeave.jpg?width=200 "[[Weaver ants]], here collaborating to pull nest leaves together, can be considered eusocial, as they have a permanent division of labor.")
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![meat-eater ant colony]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Meat eater ant nest swarming03.jpg?width=200 "meat-eater ant colony]]")
![[[Naked mole-rat]], one of two eusocial species in the [[Phiomorpha]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Naked mole rat-National Museum of Nature and Science.jpg?width=200 "[[Naked mole-rat]], one of two eusocial species in the [[Phiomorpha]]")
HIGHEST LEVEL OF ANIMAL SOCIALITY A SPECIES CAN ATTAIN
Eusocial; Eusocial insect; Social insect; Social Insects; Nanitic worker; Social insects; Worker caste; Eusocialism; Nanitic; Insect societies; Caste (biology); Usocial; Eusocial behaviour; Mammal eusociality; Crustacean eusociality; Insect eusociality; Eusociality in humans; Ecology of eusociality; Reversal to solitarity; Insect caste; Caste (insect); Hive species; Queen (biology); Eusocial insects; Eusocial mammals
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¦ adjective Zoology denoting social organisms (e.g. the honeybee) in which a single female or caste produces the offspring and non-reproductive individuals cooperate in caring for the young.
Derivatives
eusociality noun
Eusociality
HIGHEST LEVEL OF ANIMAL SOCIALITY A SPECIES CAN ATTAIN
Eusocial; Eusocial insect; Social insect; Social Insects; Nanitic worker; Social insects; Worker caste; Eusocialism; Nanitic; Insect societies; Caste (biology); Usocial; Eusocial behaviour; Mammal eusociality; Crustacean eusociality; Insect eusociality; Eusociality in humans; Ecology of eusociality; Reversal to solitarity; Insect caste; Caste (insect); Hive species; Queen (biology); Eusocial insects; Eusocial mammals
Eusociality (from Greek εὖ eu "good" and social), the highest level of organization of sociality, is defined by the following characteristics: cooperative brood care (including care of offspring from other individuals), overlapping generations within a colony of adults, and a division of labor into reproductive and non-reproductive groups. The division of labor creates specialized behavioral groups within an animal society which are sometimes referred to as 'castes'.
Identity in social insects
Eusocial insects have developed from their organization an 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.
