Why is the density in insect colonies, such as ants or bees so important?

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Tukaram Vithalrao Sathe

Because they are social insects.

Raad Hammodi Hasson

Dear link below may be useful.

http://bugs.bio.usyd.edu.au/learning/resources/Entomology/ecology/environmental.html

Fernando Condal

Thank you very much Raad Hammodi. It explains a little bit the importance of density in colony insect, with species exemples.