Historical event

First Social Insects

Date: around 150 Million Years Ago (early eusociality)

The emergence of eusociality (complex social organization with cooperative brood care, overlapping generations, and division of labor) in insects like ants, bees, and termites.

Tags: social insects, eusociality, insect evolution, ants, bees, termites, cretaceous, behavioral ecology

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