form a colony

Examples (10)

• Some of the insects will leave to form a new colony.
• Puffins return to the same cliffs each year to form a breeding colony.
• In the lab, we observed how the bacteria formed a colony on the agar plate.
• A single queen ant is responsible for forming a new colony.
• If conditions are right, these fungi can quickly form a large colony.
• The pioneers traveled west, hoping to form a colony in the fertile valley.
• Certain types of coral polyps work together to form a vast colony that becomes a reef.
• A new colony was formed after a small group of seals found a secluded beach.
• It's fascinating to watch how bees communicate when they form a colony.
• The artists decided to form a colony where they could live and work together.