Question

Which among the following is a social / colonial insect?
A) White ants
B) Locusts
C) Bed bugs
D) Mosquitoes

Answer 1

Social insects include the ants, bees, wasps, and termites that have planned societies. They have one or a few females accountable for all the egg laying, while other members of the colony collect food and do other tasks.

Complete answer:
Social insects include numerous species of insects that live in colonies and have three characteristics. That is group integration, division of labour, and overlap of generations. Social insects are best exemplified by all termites and ants and also by various bees and wasps .Introverted wasps are distributed in the super families including Chrysidoidea, Vespoidea, and Apoidea. Most types build secluded nests, which they provision with paralyzed insects or spiders. The female wasp lays an egg in each cell of the nest, and the wasp larvae hatching from that egg feeds to maturity ahead the food with which its cell has been provisioned. The huge majority of solitary wasps nest in the ground, making tunnels in the soil in which to lay their eggs. But the thread-waisted wasps contain forms of more diverse habits, with some nesting in wood, succinct plant stems, or in nests made of mud. Spider wasps generally build nests in decayed wood or in rock crevices. The success of social insects stems from the significant levels of phenotypic plasticity displayed by colony members. This developmental plasticity is mediated by epigenetic legacy. Social insects expand into reproductive queens or non reproductive workers. These castes are generally determined by adult interactions in primitively eusocial species and are often reversible.

White ants and termites both are the same things. Termites are a wood eating insect that can spoil your home or business. Termites have a preference to live in large colonies and can do significant damage to wood and wooden structures in a relatively short period of time. These pests are one of the most dreaded by home and business owners due to their capacity to cause extensive damage that can cost thousands in repairs.

So the correct answer is option (A) white ants.

Note: Termites are an important part of the society of decomposers.They are plentiful in tropical and subtropical environments where they aid break down and recycle up to one third of the annual production of dead wood.