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social insect

/ˈsəʊʃəl ˈɪnsɛkt/

Tradução: Inseto que vive em colônias organizadas com divisão de trabalho, como formigas, abelhas, cupins e vespas.

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  • ptInseto que vive em colônias organizadas com divisão de trabalho, como formigas, abelhas, cupins e vespas.

An insect that lives in organized colonies with a division of labor, such as ants, bees, termites, and wasps.

  1. DefinitionB2formal

    An insect that lives in organized groups or colonies, with a division of labor and cooperative care of young.

    ptInseto social

    • Ants and bees are classic examples of social insects.
    • Social insects like termites build complex nests.
    • The queen is the central reproductive figure in a colony of social insects.