Superorganisms

Different individuals specialize on different jobs.

Each individual splits its time among many jobs.

The total amount of work is reduced.

Each task is broken up into smaller parts.

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Their speed

Their big brains

Their small size

Their social behavior

Sound

Chemicals

Vibration

Vision

Touch

Adult

Larva

Pupa

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