Polybia emaciata

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.

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Los polistinos (Polistinae) son una subfamilia de himenópteros apócritos de la familia de los véspidos que comprende unas 1100 especies, principalmente tropicales y subtropicales. En Europa, solo viven nueve especies, todas del género Polistes. ​ Son avispas eusociales, es decir que viven en colonias.