Colony (biology)
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In biology, a colony refers to individual organisms of the same species living closely together, usually for mutual benefit, such as stronger defense or the ability to attack bigger prey. Some insects (ants and honey bees, for example) live only in colonies. The Portuguese man o' war is an example of a colony of four different polyp forms.
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See also
- Beehive (beekeeping)
- Bird colony
- Colonisation (biology)
- Clonal colony
- Eusociality
- Superorganism
- Swarm
- Kombucha
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