Question

Which among the following insects live in colonies?
A. Honeybees
B. Ants
C. Termites
D. All

Answer 1

Hint: Social insects are any of several species of insects that live in colonies and have three characteristics: group incorporation, division of labour and overlap of generations. Social insects are differentiated in structure, function and behaviour into castes. The major ones being the reproductives like the king and queen and the steriles are the workers and the soldiers. Besides carrying out the basic purpose of reproduction the members of the reproductive caste usually select the site for a new colony and mine the first galleries. The workers take care of the eggs and larvae, gather food for other members of the colony and build and repair the nest, while the soldiers defend the colony against predators.

Complete answer:
Just like the humans there are many insects that live in colonies. Honey Bees, ants, termites etc. are examples of colonial insects.

So, here the correct answer is option D ‘All’.

Option A – Honeybees: Honeybees are an example of colonial insects. In the hive of honey bees there are three types of bees. A Queen bee and some male drones are there only for reproduction purposes. And a lot of worker honeybees for all the work to be done in the hive which includes making hives,gathering nectar from different flowers, forming wax, cleaning and they also protect the hives from enemies.
Option B – Ants:Like human beings ants are social. They live and work together in extremely organized societies called colonies. Actually most ant colonies are so united toward the common commitments of growth, survival and reproduction that they act like a single organism or a “superorganism.”
Option C – Termites: Like many other nesting insect termites are also social creatures. They procedure large colonies based on a hierarchical structure or caste structure that consist of three main groups: thereproductives, the workers and the soldiers. A distinctive termite colony will have a single pair of reproductive cells called the king and the queen.

Note:
Insect colonies do astonishing things. Leaf-cutting ants cultivate fungus gardens in huge underground galleries that we could effortlessly stand in.
Some termite species build earthen towers several meters high to air-condition the nest beneath.
Honeybee colonies trace and exploit the finest sources of food over an area of $100k{m^2}$ using a symbolic language that coordinates the efforts of \[10,000\] searchers. These extraordinary accomplishments require a degree of organization that opposes that of the most successful MNCs. However each distinct worker has a brain less than the size of a pinhead and there is no managerial control of a colony’s behaviour.