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Study Explores How One Wasp Species Influences the Behavior of Others

How One Wasp Species Influences the Behavior of Others

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Study Explores How One Wasp Species Influences the Behavior of Others

A groundbreaking study that came out in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology put a spotlight on the complicated social life of paper wasps. People from the University of Michigan watched how the dominant ones, use chemical cues mixed with what they can see visually, to mess with the nesting and hunting rhythms of neighboring colonies. It’s like an inter-species nudge that shows maybe there’s more mental, or cognitive, subtlety in insect groups than folks usually admit.
 

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