worker
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- noun
- /ˈwɜrkər/
- Specialized
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- Our nation is not unlike a beehive, with its complex systems of workers, caretakers, even royalty.
- queen and workers
- workers in a colony
- a worker ant
What is the OR how related are these sterile female workers to one another?
- What is the OR how related are these sterile female workers to one another?
Examples
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Almost like worker bees or soldier ants.
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How could sterile workers evolve in social insects?
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A normal female worker can become a queen.
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The worker ants, they fought hard to defend the queen.
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Papa Joe lived an ordinary life as a garment worker in New York City.
Fiction book (2002) -
In ants, empirical data across species and populations indicate that workers often win the conflict, at least partially.
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Pheromones control how the queens reproduce; they also control whether workers accept their queens.
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Nestbound workers and larvae dine exclusively on fungi, but foraging workers occasionally dine out on other foods.
Academic text (1996) -
The worker foraged for food to bring back to the nest and care for the larvae.
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In many ant species, the worker is responsible for gathering food and protecting the colony.
Synonyms
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A female bee that cannot lay eggs and gathers food and cares for the hive
Compounds
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A person who builds and fixes buildings, roads and other large structures at work sites
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A person who works in a factory doing physical work on machines and assembly lines
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A person people believe causes amazing events like healings that others cannot explain
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A person who works only at certain times of the year, for example during harvest or holiday seasons
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A person who helps hospital patients with emotional, family, and practical needs
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A person who runs or fixes machines at a power station that makes electricity
A person who has a disability and works or looks for work, bringing different skills
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Etymology
Worker is also used for ants and bees because these insects do the everyday jobs of the colony, like gathering food and caring for the young. So a worker bee or ant is named for its job, just like a human worker.