communal nest

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communal
adjective
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/ˈkɒm.jə.nəl/us
/ˈkɑː.mjə.nəl/
belonging to or used by a group of people rather than one ...
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nest
noun[C]
uk
/nest/us
/nest/
a structure built by birds or insects to leave their eggs in to develop, and by some other animals to give birth or ...
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Termites are social insects and build acommunalnest.
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Each tribe lives in acommunalnestmade of woven vines with a soft lining of dried grass.
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Acommunalnestis made up of an adult female, their dependant offspring and immature offspring of the previous year.
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However, each female in acommunalnestcares for and raises her brood independently.
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Like rain forest cobweb spiders, they cooperate in the capture of prey and building of acommunalnest.
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A female ostrich can distinguish her own eggs from the others in acommunalnest.
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Because lice are wingless, transfer between hosts usually involves direct contact during mating, brooding and nursing of young, sharing ofcommunalnestsites or even during predator-prey interactions.
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The long lactation of the ringtail possums may give the young more time to learn skills in thecommunalnestas well as to climb and forage in the trees.
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In communal nests, females may alternate foraging and guarding of the nests, leaving eggs protected at all times.
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The nest is built in a rock crevice or within a compartment of the large communal nests built by sociable weavers.
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Also, most ratites have communal nests, where they share the incubating duties with others.
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It is a tent caterpillar, a social species that forms communal nests in the branches of trees.
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This taxon rarely builds communal nests, but individual pairs still prefer to nest in close association.
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The species is communal, forming communal nests.
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They are nocturnal, and, although generally thought to be solitary, have been reported to share communal nests, and to be seen in groups of two or more adult individuals.
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