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Water landing as a foraging strategy to water collection in a social wasp: Polistes dominulus
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Este estudo descreve o comportamento de coleta de água da vespa social europeia Polistes dominulus. As vespas campeiras pousavam diretamente na superfície da água e gastam 10-15 s coletando água. Ao fazer isso, as vespas podem evitar a predação por predadores no solo. No entanto, nem todos os indivíduos pousam diretamente na superfície da água, e sugerimos que esse comportamento especializado seja realizado apenas por forrageiras experientes.
This study describes the first case of water landing for water collection in the European paper wasp Polistes dominulus. Wasp workers land directly on the water surface and spend 10-15 s collecting water. By doing so, the workers may avoid predation by ground predators. However, not all workers land directly on the water surface, and we suggest that this specialized behavior is performed only by experienced foragers
This study describes the first case of water landing for water collection in the European paper wasp Polistes dominulus. Wasp workers land directly on the water surface and spend 10-15 s collecting water. By doing so, the workers may avoid predation by ground predators. However, not all workers land directly on the water surface, and we suggest that this specialized behavior is performed only by experienced foragers
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Behavioral plasticity Polistinae Paper wasps Predation risk Plasticidade comportamental Polistinae Risco de predação Vespa papel
Citation
Prezoto, F.; Barbosa, B. C.; Cappas, J. P. & Santos, M. E. (2016). Water landing as a foraging strategy to water collection in a social wasp: Polistes dominulus. Current Ethology, 15(2)
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ethologia