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Leafcutter ants ferry leaves to the nest, to cultivate an edible fungus - inventing agriculture many millions of years before humans.
Diverse.
Fascinating.
Essential.
THE SOCIAL INSECTS
Welcome to the IUSSI - the global home of social insect biology.
Since 1952, the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI) has been the global scientific society for research into the social insects - the 'little things that run the world'.
The IUSSI is the society for social insect science. We organise the international congresses of social insect research, publish the journal Insectes Sociaux, and promote public outreach and engagement across the diversity of the social arthropods - ants, bees, wasps, termites, and other social organisms.
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For ideas or suggestions about the new IUSSI website, or to update information about your IUSSI section, please email the website officer.
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