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SSC Zoology
QUESTION #10814
Question 1
Which of the following insects is an example of a social insect?
Correct Answer Explanation
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are highly organised social insects (eusocial) that live in colonies of up to 60,000 individuals with clear division of labour: one reproductive queen, male drones, and sterile female workers. Other eusocial insects include ants, termites, and some wasps. Grasshoppers, lice, and cockroaches are solitary/subsocial insects. Eusociality is characterised by cooperative brood care, overlapping generations, and reproductive division of labour.
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