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Caption: Michael Goodisman is digging up the dirt on yellow jackets' peculiar sex lives by studying their nests, behavior and genetic make-up. He wants to understand what drives their complex family relationships. Yellow jackets, like honey bees and fire ants, exist in a sophisticated social hierarchy. Unlike other animals that travel in packs or swim together, these social insects will literally sacrifice their own survival in support of their hives, nests and colonies.
Credit: Ann Kellan, Science Nation Producer
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