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Anyway, my point was that symbolism doesn't require human-like reasoning, and P. dominulus illustrates this.
Beckwith on ID 2008
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I'm no expert on Polistes species, but perhaps P. dominulus tend to found new nests more often with multiple females (that then fight for dominance), compared to other species with single founding females.
Beckwith on ID 2008
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I'm no expert on Polistes species, but perhaps P. dominulus tend to found new nests more often with multiple females (that then fight for dominance), compared to other species with single founding females.
Beckwith on ID 2008
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Anyway, my point was that symbolism doesn't require human-like reasoning, and P. dominulus illustrates this.
Beckwith on ID 2008
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Yes it is correct for Polistes dominulus, but most do not.
Beckwith on ID 2008
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No, both P. dominulus and P. fuscatus start nests in groups.
Beckwith on ID 2008
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Yes it is correct for Polistes dominulus, but most do not.
Beckwith on ID 2008
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No, both P. dominulus and P. fuscatus start nests in groups.
Beckwith on ID 2008
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Here we report social costs in a previously undescribed badge of status: the highly variable black facial patterns of female paper wasps, Polistes dominulus.
Beckwith on ID 2008
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Soon after I posted their photos on BugGuide (here and here), they got identified as Polistes dominula (or dominulus), the European paper wasp (the yellow-banded one) and Polistes fuscatus, the northern paper wasp (the darker one with red marks).
Archive 2007-08-01 AYDIN 2007
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