First observations of a social wasp preying on termite workers
The social wasp Polybia quadricincta is observed preying opportunistically on workers of the termite Nasutitermes corniger in Trinidad, West Indies. Several Polybia spp. and other social wasps are known to prey on winged reproductive, but this appears to be the first report of any preying on worke...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
2017-09-01
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Series: | Sociobiology |
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Online Access: | http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/1559 |