colony

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"Unsustainable harvesting - particularly the removal of queen ants - can lead to colony collapse, disrupting ecosystems and threatening biodiversity," he told the BBC.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

This means the queens live that long too - because as soon as she dies, the colony collapses and any surviving workers will look for another nest.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

This system allows the colony to efficiently find and exploit food.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Nigeria is a former British colony and London is home to a huge Nigerian diaspora.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The Jamestown colony was built on Chesapeake Bay, at the edge of the Powhatan Confederacy homelands.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz