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

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...

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Autores principales:	Michael Staab, Michael Ohl, Chao-Dong Zhu, Alexandra-Maria Klein
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0504c5cd556c4e359f16cb0b2bc1574e2021-11-25T06:09:59ZA unique nest-protection strategy in a new species of spider wasp.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0101592https://doaj.org/article/0504c5cd556c4e359f16cb0b2bc1574e2014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24987876/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Hymenoptera 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.Michael StaabMichael OhlChao-Dong ZhuAlexandra-Maria KleinPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 7, p e101592 (2014)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Michael Staab Michael Ohl Chao-Dong Zhu Alexandra-Maria Klein A unique nest-protection strategy in a new species of spider wasp.
description	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.
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title	A unique nest-protection strategy in a new species of spider wasp.
title_short	A unique nest-protection strategy in a new species of spider wasp.
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title_fullStr	A unique nest-protection strategy in a new species of spider wasp.
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publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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A unique nest-protection strategy in a new species of spider wasp.

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