Journal article
Gaster-Flagging during Colony Defense in Neotropical Swarm-Founding Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Epiponini)
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Vol.70(3), pp.175-180
01 Jul 1997
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
During colony defense, workers of several species of Neotropical swarm-founding wasps hold the distal tip of the abdomen erect in a behavior here termed gaster-flagging. Gaster-flagging can be accompanied by various combinations of wing fanning, waving of the gaster, and extrusion of the sting. Workers flag their gasters while perched either on or near the nest surface, or on the body of an intruder several meters from the nest. In many species that engage in this behavior, the gaster is brightly and contrastingly colored compared to the rest of the body. Gaster-flagging may play a role in communication among nest mates during defense, involving visual and/or chemical signals. Flagging may also serve to enhance visual warning signals of impending defensive stinging behavior to potential predators.
Metrics
1 Record Views
Details
- Title
- Gaster-Flagging during Colony Defense in Neotropical Swarm-Founding Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Epiponini)
- Creators
- Sean O'DonnellJames H. HuntRobert L. Jeanne
- Publication Details
- Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Vol.70(3), pp.175-180
- Publisher
- Kansas Entomological Society
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES)
- Identifiers
- 991020950467104721
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
InCites Highlights
These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output
- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Entomology