Colony (insect)
A colony was the term for a group of insects, such as ants, that lived together, whether naturally or in captivity. Insect colonies were similar in concept to s, in that both contained s. ()

In 2269, Spock surmised that the Lactrans were as advanced a civilization compared to Humans as Humans were to a colony of ants. ()

In 2376, Mezoti's science project for the Annual Voyager Science Fair was a Teirenian ant colony. She had infused the soil with a blue ion dye to make the ants more visible. ()

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