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September 10, 2025Sociobiology0 citationsOpen Access

Overwintering Habits of the Social Wasp, Parapolybia crocea Saito-Morooka, Nguyen & Kojima, 2015 (Vespidae: Polistinae: Ropalidiini)

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The overwintering behavior of social wasps is influenced by both related and unrelated females, as they form clusters.
Females, including gynes and workers, frequently interact within their overwintering cluster during hibernation.
Wasps move between neighboring hibernation sites before settling down for hibernation, indicating social behavior.
The study sheds light on the social dynamics and relatedness among overwintering females of Parapolybia crocea.

Abstract

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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Fuki Saito‐Morooka (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c18f329b7b07f3a0615830 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v72i3.11429