United Hives of Apinae

To an outsider the organisation and function of the United Hives of Apinae is nearly incomprehensible. Across almost the entirety of its length and breadth it consists of loose connections of Queen's Councils. These are typically small groupings of Queens that meet in order to decide upon orders for the workers and drones that operate in their area. The reporting structures for these Hives are probably only able to be understood by an Apiata Queen, or possibly and Amarki, the only other species with such well developed mental multi-dimensional modelling capacity. There are only a few fixed-points of reference, usually corresponding to a physical locus, like a facility, or a geographical area. Beyond that, committees are appointed and disbanded regularly, and are in continual flux.

Of course, if you ask the Queens themselves, they don't have any problem with the layout, and they appreciate the flexibility. This is a major part of why even with the tremendous advances in xenopsychology that have been made, Apiata politics are completely opaque.