This book represents the culmination of the author s lifetime
work on a single fascinating group of insects, the hover wasps,
Stenogastrinae. The author explores the biology of these
little-known wasps at the threshold of sociality, presenting an
ambitious survey of ideas about their evolution and an assessment
of the current standing of controversial concepts.
Following taxonomic and morphological descriptions, the
behaviour, colonial dynamics, social communication and especially
the remarkably diverse nests of wasps are discussed. Compared to
the better-known species of paper wasps, hornets and yellow
jackets, the hover wasps show various peculiarities, such as
characteristics of immature brood rearing, nest defence and mating
systems. The nest architecture probably presents the most variable
solutions in social wasps and is characterized by an astonishing
level of camouflage, making these insects an interesting example of
special adaptation to forest environments.
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