Each insect in a social insect colony seems to have its own agenda.
Collectively the colony appears very organized.
There is no colony supervisor.
Examples of insects that live in colonies:
Ants
Termites
Bees, most are solitary
Wasps, most are solitary
Bonabeau, Dorigo, Theraulaz,
Swarm Intelligence: From Natural to
Artificial Systems, Oxford University
Press, 1999.