He was the twentieth century's leading expert on this group of social insects.

Success and dominance in ecosystems: the case of the social insects.

Studies have tested whether this rule also applies to social insects.

At the start, it was used for invertebrates only, usually social insects.

The data he was looking for on social insects did not exist.

That kind of parental care is common only among social insects, like bees.

Their societies are among the most complex found in social insects.

So what gain do the social insects get from their socialism?

The use of scents is especially well known to have developed in social insects.

Ants are called social insects because they live in large colonies.