alleryStart learning →What is the ability of bees to regulate their hive temperature known as?
AQueen supersedure
BColony swarming
CSocial homeostasis
DBrood nursing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Social homeostasis
Regulation of hive temperature by the colony is termed social homeostasis.
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