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Article: Tiny brains, big surprise: Eavesdropping wasps gain insights about fighting abilities of potential rivals


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#1 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted June 26 2020 - 10:19 AM

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Though I think anyone who has been reading about social insects knows they must have a pretty good understanding of their social hierarchies, good to see more research on it:

 

 

"This new finding adds to mounting evidence that even mini-brained insects have an impressive capacity to learn, remember and make social deductions about others."

 

https://phys.org/new...ping-wasps.html


Edited by OhNoNotAgain, June 26 2020 - 10:19 AM.

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Camponotus fragilis; also separate journal: Camponotus sansabeanus, vicinus, quercicola

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#2 Offline Temperateants - Posted June 27 2020 - 7:56 AM

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Wasps are the bomb.


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