A unique nest-protection strategy in a new species of spider wasp

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Hymenoptera show a great variation in reproductive potential and nesting behavior, from thousands of eggs in sawflies to just a dozen in nest-provisioning wasps. Reduction in reproductive potential in evolutionary derived Hymenoptera is often facilitated by advanced behavioral mechanisms and nesting strategies. Here we describe a surprising nesting behavior that was previously unknown in the entire animal kingdom: the use of a vestibular cell filled with dead ants in a new spider wasp (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) species collected with trap nests in South-East China. We scientifically describe the 'Bone-house Wasp' as Deuteragenia ossarium sp. nov., named after graveyard bone-houses or ossuaries. We show that D. ossarium nests are less vulnerable to natural enemies than nests of other sympatric trap-nesting wasps, suggesting an effective nest protection strategy, most likely by utilizing chemical cues emanating from the dead ants.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummere101592
ZeitschriftPLoS ONE
Jahrgang9
Ausgabenummer7
Anzahl der Seiten8
ISSN1932-6203
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PublikationsstatusErschienen - 02.07.2014

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National Natural Science Foundation of China: Funding Number J1210002

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