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A Distinct Role of the Queen in Coordinated Workload and Soil Distribution in Eusocial Naked Mole-Rats 1,2,3 2 1 2,4 Nobuyuki Kutsukake *, Masayuki Inada , Shinsuke H. Sakamoto , Kazuo Okanoya 1 Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Hayama, Japan, 2 Laboratory for Biolinguistics, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako, Japan, 3 Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Japan, 4 Department of Cognitive and Behavioral Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Abstract We investigated how group members achieve collective decision-making, by considering individual intrinsic behavioural rules and behavioural mechanisms for maintaining social integration. Using a simulated burrow environment, we investigated the behavioural rules of coordinated workload for soil distribution in a eusocial mammal, the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber). We tested two predictions regarding a distinct role of the queen, a socially dominant individual in the caste system: the presence of a queen would increase the workload of other caste individuals, and the cues by a queen would affect the soil distribution. In experiment 1, we placed four individuals of various castes from the same colony into an experimental burrow. Workers exhibited the highest frequency of workload compared to other castes. The presence of a queen activated the workload by other individuals. Individuals showed a consistent workload in a particular direction so as to bias the soil distribution. These results suggest that individuals have a consensus on soil distribution and that the queen plays a distinct rol