This was the study of human beings - typically people living in European colonies.
This is particularly true of social bees, or the species that live in colonies.
They live in colonies of up to 400 individuals.
Sometimes, when they'd lived in colonies without other children, she'd been his only friend.
If on rocks, they may live in colonies with their tubes become twisted around each other for support.
Normally, they live alone or a few together, rather than in large colonies.
They are very social, living in colonies averaging 20-30 members.
Ants are called social insects because they live in large colonies.
They are about the size of a large housecat, and live in colonies.
They breed on small islands, living in colonies of up to 50,000 individuals.