In fact, there are very few eusocial insect species: only 15 out of approximately 2,600 living families of insects contain eusocial species, and it seems that eusociality has evolved independently only 12 times among arthropods, although some eusocial lineages have diversified into several families.
De feito, hai moi poucas especies de insectos eusociais: só 15 das aproximadamene 2.600 familias vivas de insectos inclúen especies eusociais, e parece que a eusocialidade evolucionou independentemente só 12 veces entre os artrópodos, aínda que algunhas liñaxes eusociais se diversificaron en varias familias.