🔬 Science · Insects & Minibeasts
Social insects: ants and bees
Social insects: how ants and bees live and work together in colonies. Queens, workers, and drones. Division of labour — some gather food, some build, some guard. Ant tunnels and bee hives as organised homes. Parallels to human teamwork.
Typical age: 7–9 years
“If your child watched a nature programme about ants or bees, could they tell you about the different jobs inside the colony — like the queen, the workers, and the guards?”
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