A Polistes Wasp Colony in Panama (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

A Polistes Wasp Colony in Panama

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Members of the team were inspired by these colonies, in which only one dominant individual lays eggs and all the others help raise her offspring. Nestmates are usually sisters or daughters of the dominant, and they live in an unpredictable habitat.

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Patrick Kennedy

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