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Revision as of 16:01, 12 August 2009
Eusociality refers to creatures with highly developed social patterns in their behavior and in physiology. Such creatures generally have a central female which produces young and one or more sterile castes of workers/fighters of various levels of development.
Examples of Eusocial Animals
- Bees
- Ants
- Termites
- Naked Mole Rats
Eusociality in Science Fiction
As they operate so differently from humans, many science fiction writers have made use of eusocial lifeforms in science fiction. Many eusocial creatures in science fiction have societies that operate on psionic control in some form or another, unlike real world eusocial creatures which operate on a combination of pheromones and instinct.
A few examples include...
- Goa'uld
- Geonosians
- Arachnids
- Tyranids
- Xenomorphs
- Zerg