Wasps' Nest (IMAGE)

University of Michigan

Wasps' Nest

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In nests with multiple queens, wasps fight to sort out the colony's dominance hierarchy. Experiments showed that easily-recognized wasps were less likely to be the targets of aggression than were look-alike wasps.

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Michael J. Sheehan

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