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Polybia emaciata

Polybia emaciata

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Eumenidae

Polybia emaciata is a Neotropical swarm founding wasp that is mainly found in South America. This eusocial species has a unique colony structure in which multiple queens are present. Workers and queens are not morphologically distinct, but the high amount of relatedness maintained in the colony ensures that workers police each other.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 2