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Behavioral Biology Evolution of Social Systems Societies • Groups of organisms of the same species which cooperate to exist. Benefits of Sociality • Kin Selection • Decreased Predation Risk • Increased Feeding Sources • Increased Hunting Success Insect Societies • Hymenoptera – Honeybees – Leaf-cutter ants • Isoptera – Termites Honeybee Society • Caste system – Division of Duties – Queen • Diploid female • Duty: Reproduction • Produces ‘Queen substance’ • Lays 1500 eggs/day till death or runs out of sperm Honeybee Society Which one is the Queen? Honeybee Societies Queen Cell Honeybee Society • Caste system – Division of Duties – Drone • Haploid Male • Duty: Find the queen and mate • Dies after reproduces (2 seconds!) Honeybee Societies Workers Drone Honeybee Societies Drone Cells Honeybee Society • Caste system – Division of Duties – Worker • Diploid female with ovaries suppressed • Duty: Everything except laying eggs Honeybee Society Honeybee Society Workers ‘Festooning’ Honeybee Society Worker ‘Scenting’ to Signal Disturbance Bibliography • Raven, Peter H. Et al. 2008. Biology, 8th ed. McGraw Hill Higher Education. New York, NY. • All photos are by D. Hautau, Alpena Community College. [email protected]
