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Why are ants called social insect?

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Ants are called social insects because they live in colonies, they divide up the work they need to do, and because the generations of ants in the colonies overlap. Honeybees are also social insects.

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Ants are social insects because they perform action in groups and they coordinate with each other. They live in colonies , they divide the work they need to.

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