Eusociality

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This paper examines that the phenomenon of eusociality occurs mostly in insects such as bees, wasps and ants but also in some animals and marine species. The author describes the requirements for eusociality and the theoretical explanations for the phenomenon. The paper explains how this phenomenon challenged Darwin and his theory of natural selection.

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"Many animals live together socially but true sociality, eusociality, is a special situation. Eusociality is a specialized reproductive phenomenon found in some species of animals and insects and has three defining features. Cooperative parental care ..."

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