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   ocr: SOCIAL INSECTS OCIAL INSECTS live together in a survival. Members ofacolony have family group called a colony. particular roles to play in the They cannot live separately because smooth running ofit. The activities they depend on one another for ina a beehive, a termite mound, ora wasps' nest are all coordinated and controlled by chemicals called pheromones. These are made by the queen and spread to all the other members of the colony as they mingle with one another. Queen Queen and worker bees Female workers make the Worker nest, look after the young, and find food. The queen is the only fema ...