Hey, hold on, we are good guys! Colony defense behavior and notes on nesting of Parachartergus fulgidipennis (de Saussure, 1854) (Vespidae: Polistinae: Epiponini)
M. Aragão, B. C. Barbosa, R. S. T. Menezes, A. Somavilla, M. L. de Oliveira
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Abstract
Parachartergus wasps are known by having a very aggressive behavior, especially the large black species with white wings tip, which have painful stings. They exhibit a unique and interesting characteristic, the capacity to venom spraying during the colony defense or self-defense. However, for the Amazonian species Parachartergus fulgidipennis (de Saussure, 1854), little is known about its behavior and nesting. In this way, we tracked and described the nesting site, the numbers of combs, and performed an ad libitum method to record behavioral activities. The nest was fixed vertically on a man-made concrete column, 1.2 m above the ground, measuring 25.0 x 6.0 cm and contained four combs with approximately 74 cells, with 31 eggs, seven larvae, 30 pupae, and almost 42 adults. With a flat thin grayish envelope with weak corrugations, the nest is very similar to the color of the substrate which turn in to really cryptic. The colony defense behavior presented by this species is unaggressive and very docile, suggesting that is not similar as observed for other Parachartergus species.
等等,我们是好人!fulgidipennis (de Saussure, 1854)的群体防御行为及筑巢笔记(斑翅目:Polistinae: Epiponini)
副脉蜂以其非常具有攻击性的行为而闻名,尤其是那些有着白色翅膀尖的大型黑色物种,它们的翅膀上有痛苦的刺。它们表现出一种独特而有趣的特征,即在群体防御或自卫时喷射毒液的能力。然而,对于亚马逊地区的物种——翼龙(parartergus fulgidipennis, de Saussure, 1854),人们对其行为和筑巢知之甚少。通过这种方法,我们对筑巢地点、梳子数量进行了跟踪和描述,并对行为活动进行了随意记录。巢垂直固定在人造混凝土柱上,距地面1.2米,尺寸为25.0 x 6.0厘米,包含4个蜂巢,约74个细胞,31个卵,7个幼虫,30个蛹和近42个成虫。有一个扁平的薄灰色的信封,带有弱波纹,巢的颜色非常类似于基材的颜色,这就变成了真正的神秘。该物种的群体防御行为是非侵略性的,非常温顺,这表明它与其他副动脉蜥不同。
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SOCIOBIOLOGY publishes high quality articles that significantly contribute to the knowledge of Entomology, with emphasis on social insects. Articles previously submitted to other journals are not accepted. SOCIOBIOLOGY publishes original research papers and invited review articles on all aspects related to the biology, evolution and systematics of social and pre-social insects (Ants, Termites, Bees and Wasps). The journal is currently expanding its scope to incorporate the publication of articles dealing with other arthropods that exhibit sociality. Articles may cover a range of subjects such as ecology, ethology, morphology, population genetics, physiology, toxicology, reproduction, sociobiology, caste differentiation as well as economic impact and pest management.