I watched eusocial behavior first hand. I found a newly mated queen carpenter ant and kept her as she laid eggs, tended the larvae and pupae. Then she quit the caring/nurturing and turned all that over to the newly hatched workers. They even foraged for food and water and fed her directly, mouth to mouth. Her only duty, then, was to lay eggs. The workers fed some larvae more and others less to create different castes… foragers, builders, nurses, warriors… all in the course of a year.
The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber), also known as the sand puppy, is a burrowing rodent native to parts of East Africa. It is closely related to the blesmols and is the only species in the genus Heterocephalus of the family Heterocephalidae. It is the only mammal that has a queen and functions similar to a colony insect like ants and termites. Living in borrows 2-3 miles long. Wikipedia
jimmjonzz Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I watched eusocial behavior first hand. I found a newly mated queen carpenter ant and kept her as she laid eggs, tended the larvae and pupae. Then she quit the caring/nurturing and turned all that over to the newly hatched workers. They even foraged for food and water and fed her directly, mouth to mouth. Her only duty, then, was to lay eggs. The workers fed some larvae more and others less to create different castes… foragers, builders, nurses, warriors… all in the course of a year.
salenstormwing almost 5 years ago
As long as it’s not Scientology, Alan, you should be fine.
InquireWithin almost 5 years ago
Eusocialist
prrdh almost 5 years ago
Anyone else wonder if a clothed mole rat would be any less ugly than a naked one?
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 5 years ago
The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber), also known as the sand puppy, is a burrowing rodent native to parts of East Africa. It is closely related to the blesmols and is the only species in the genus Heterocephalus of the family Heterocephalidae. It is the only mammal that has a queen and functions similar to a colony insect like ants and termites. Living in borrows 2-3 miles long. Wikipedia