University of Michigan: Tiny Brains, Big Surprise - Eavesdropping Wasps Gain Insights About Fighting Abilities of Potential Rivals
June 26, 2020
June 26, 2020
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 26 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
Paper wasps eavesdrop on fighting rivals to rapidly assess potential opponents without personal risk. This new finding adds to mounting evidence that even mini-brained insects have an impressive capacity to learn, remember and make social deductions about others.
Many vertebrate animals--including some birds and fish and numerous primates--minimize the costs of conflict by usin . . .
Paper wasps eavesdrop on fighting rivals to rapidly assess potential opponents without personal risk. This new finding adds to mounting evidence that even mini-brained insects have an impressive capacity to learn, remember and make social deductions about others.
Many vertebrate animals--including some birds and fish and numerous primates--minimize the costs of conflict by usin . . .