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- noun Plural form of
supercolony .
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Examples
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Ants from different "supercolonies" on different continents won't attack each other, like ants usually do, because they know they're of the same species.
365 - 38: Doing My Bit for World Peace Fresca 2009
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Argentine ants, who live in enormous "supercolonies" and are considered an invasive species.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Argentine ants, which live in enormous "supercolonies" and are considered an invasive species.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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I recall reading an article years ago about fire ants forming supercolonies.
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The bugs, technically known as paratrechina species near pubens, form multiqueen supercolonies and breed by the millions, especially during the summer.
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Argentine ants, which live in enormous "supercolonies" and are considered an invasive species.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Argentine ants, which live in enormous "supercolonies" and are considered an invasive species.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Grzegorz Buczkowski discovered odorous house ants living in supercolonies, creating complex networks entomologists have never seen with the species before now.
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Common house ants form supercolonies, prosper in urban settings
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Buczkowski said understanding why the supercolonies form could lead to better control of the pests in homes, as well as ensuring that they don't outcompete beneficial species.
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