> Late summer supercedure queens obviously have no idea what happened in the spring.

As I have mentioned, the colony has a collective memory, and a collective intelligence. Using these facilities, they may exhibit behaviors that anticipate recurring future events, such as the inevitable onset of spring.

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Across many animal taxa, individuals form groups that
collectively process information and make joint
decisions. By pooling information, these groups can
generate better decisions than solitary agents—a phenomenon
referred to as collective intelligence. To date, studies of collective
intelligence have typically focused on one-off performance, such
as a swarm of bees choosing to settle at one of several available
nest sites4 or a group of jurors reaching a verdict in court5,
and have generally assumed that collective decisions are not
influenced by information acquired from past experiences
involving similar scenarios.

However, because animal groups in nature often face the same
tasks repeatedly, feedback from past outcomes has the potential to
influence future behaviour and decision quality.

Sasaki, T., & Biro, D. (2017). Cumulative culture can emerge from collective intelligence in animal groups. Nature Communications, 8. Published 18 Apr 2017

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