
Social plants: in the wild, staghorn ferns grow in colonies to improve water storage for all members - Hot off the press
Guest Author • May 18, 2021 •
Kevin Burns, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Social colonies are nothing new in the animal kingdom. We know bees, ants and termites live in large colonies, divide labour and co-operate to take care of offspring produced by a single queen. This behaviour, known as eusociality, has evolved independently in insects, crustaceans (certain species of shrimp) … Read More