Findings provide first evidence that wasps have complex
communication about food, just as ants, bees, termites, and other social insects
Date: May 15, 2018
Source: LaGuardia Community College
Summary:
New research shows wasps have their own way of
communicating to each other about mealtimes -- drumming on their gaster (or
abdomen) to let each other know that there's food nearby. For nearly five
decades, researchers thought the gastral drumming was a signal of hunger. These
findings are the first evidence that wasps have complex communication about
food, just as ants, bees, termites, and other social insects.
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