Augochloropsis sparsalis

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social forms of hymenopterans

  • Bumblebee
    In Hymenoptera: Social forms

    In Augochloropsis sparsalis there is a further development in that females of one nest stay together for one summer, and a division of labor occurs. Some of the young females return, still unmated, from the nuptial flight. These individuals then take charge of gathering pollen and…

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