He had no argument with its work on bees, wasps, and ants, he said.

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The most conspicuously selfless are the social insects, the ants, bees and wasps in which most individuals work tirelessly for the good of the colony and never reproduce themselves.

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Dubbed "coralbots", they are being designed to work in groups, in a similar manner to bees and ants.

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Other animals (such as bees) divide tasks in a complex way among members of the group, but the work is kept within the family.

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