Most form colonies of between 50 and 400 individuals , but colonies have been documented as small as ~ 20 individuals and as large as 1700 Cueva del Castillo , R. , Sanabria ‐ Urbán , S. , & Serrano ‐ Meneses , M. A. ( 2015 ) .
Most form colonies of between 50 and 400 individuals , but colonies have been documented as small as ~ 20 individuals and as large as 1700 . 
 These nests are small compared to honeybee hives , which hold about 50,000 bees Cueva del Castillo , R. , Sanabria ‐ Urbán , S. , & Serrano ‐ Meneses , M. A. ( 2015 ) .