This reflected the British colonial system, where individual colonies had their own, distinct governments, finances, and judicial systems.

They are also polydomous, with many nest sites per individual colony.

The agar plate is then incubated under the appropriate conditions for growth until individual colonies appear.

Even though there still wasn't a formidable Continental navy yet, the individual colonies each had navies and marines of their own.

Given the right conditions, many Acropora species grow quickly, and individual colonies can exceed a meter across in the wild.

During the 18th century, individual colonies commonly observed days of thanksgiving throughout each year.

Through these initial experiments, Koch observed individual colonies of identical, pure cells.

The colonies sought the means to create a legal system that looked out for each individual colony's interests.

Many wealthy Americans agitated for military action, but the preparations of the individual colonies for conflict were poor.

Pavilions for individual colonies were executed in indigenous architectural styles.