noun
- an animal that shares the same nest with another animal, especially in social insects such as ants, bees, or wasps
Usage: commonly used in entomology and animal behavior studies
Examples
- The worker ants recognize their nestmates by chemical signals.
- Honeybees communicate with their nestmates through the waggle dance.
- Nestmates in a termite colony work together to maintain the structure.
- The wasp colony consists of hundreds of nestmates led by a queen.
- Nestmates cooperate to gather food and care for the young.