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Observational analysis of overwintering behavior in social wasps shows interactions among related and unrelated females, highlighting their clustering dynamics.
Overwintering behavior and relatedness between females within an overwintering cluster of social wasps, Parapolybia crocea, were examined. The overwintering cluster consisted of both related and unrelated females, including gynes and workers. They interacted frequently and moved between neighboring hibernation sites before entering hibernation.
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