Colony (biology)
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In biology, a colony is composed of two or more conspecific individuals living in close association with, or connected to, one another. This association is usually for mutual benefit such as stronger
A colony of Brandt's cormorants in Point Lobos, California
Apis florea colony, Thailand. The nest is 20 cm in diameter and contains approximately 3600 cells on each side. The curtain of bees covering the comb with the queen is 3–4 bees thick (~10 mm).
The pelagic Marrus orthocanna is a colonial siphonophore assembled from two types of zooids
Clonal micro colonies of the fungus Candida albicans on an agar plate
Portuguese man o' war
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The Portuguese man o' war, also known as the man-of-war, bluebottle, or sometimes called Caravela Portuguesa, is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. While it is typic
Colony (biology)
…physically connected allows the colonial organism to distribute nutrients and energy obtained by feeding zooids throughout the colony. The hydrozoan Portuguese man o' war is a classic example of a colonial organism, one of many in the taxonomic class. A microbial colony is defined as a visible cluster of microorganisms…
Portuguese Man O War
Washed ashore on a beach in Boca Raton, Florida
The violet sea snail, which uses a raft of bubbles, as shown here, to float at the ocean surface, feeds on men o' war.
Man-of-war fish