Microstigmus comes: Sociality in a Sphecid Wasp

Pendent nests of the wasp Microstigmus comes from Costa Rica contained up to 18 adults each. Ovarian dissection indicates that there is reproductive dominance (division of labor) among females from the same nest, without apparent external morphological differences. Evidence for parental care and coo...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1968-05, Vol.160 (3829), p.787-788
Main Author: Matthews, Robert W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal nesting
Animals
Antibodies
Behavior, Animal
Female animals
Insect behavior
Insect eggs
Insect nests
Insecta - physiology
Male animals
Oocytes
Reproduction
Social behavior
Social Dominance
Sociality
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Summary:Pendent nests of the wasp Microstigmus comes from Costa Rica contained up to 18 adults each. Ovarian dissection indicates that there is reproductive dominance (division of labor) among females from the same nest, without apparent external morphological differences. Evidence for parental care and cooperation in provisioning and defense also identify this as the first social sphecid wasp.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.160.3829.787