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
Siphonophore
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Siphonophores are cnidarian animals of the hydrozoan order Siphonophorae. According to the World Register of Marine Species, the order contains 194 species described thus far.
Colony (biology)
…million Mexican free-tailed bats, making it the largest known concentration of mammals. Modular organisms The pelagic Marrus orthocanna is a colonial siphonophore assembled from two types of zooids Modular organisms are those in which a genet (or genetic individual formed from a sexually-produced zygote) asexually…
Photographs of living siphonophores
Portuguese Man o' War (Physalia physalis)