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Eusociality principle

Lessons from Naked Mole-rat

Build the colony below.

Queen-Led Tunnel Colony

Naked Mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

A strange society can build an entire world underground.

Biological basis

Naked Mole-rats live in eusocial colonies with a breeding queen, workers, soldiers, cooperative tunnel digging, and strong adaptation to low-oxygen underground life.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

Colony systemsRole divisionUnderground workCooperationUnusual society

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