Honey bee and wasp nests: how to know the difference https://www.honeybeesuite.com/honey-bee-and-wasp-nests-how-to-know-the-difference/ #socialinsects #solitarywasps #solitarybees #waspnests #waxcombs #wasps

RT @GrmpyNaturalist@twitter.com

Random question, but do any #entomology folks have a picture of #termites engaging in proctodeal trophallaxis (aka eating from each other's butts)?
I need it for an illustration reference. (Yes, this is totally normal. Nothing to see here.)
#bugtwitter #socialinsects #ento

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/GrmpyNaturalist/status/1610756975968587781

Insects and us: a mind-blowing 20 quadrillion ants and what they mean for the planet

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/28/insects-20-quadrillion-ants-ecosystem-planet-aoe

#ants #ecology #socialinsects

This week I got to hang out with some famous #socialinsects, these leaf-cutter ants #entomology #symbiosis 😍

"La transferencia intergeneracional de riqueza material está muy extendida en animales desde insectos sociales y peces a carnívoros y primates, q transfieren estructuras construidas, territorios y herramientas de una generación a otra, perpetuando la desigualdad y el privilegio”.
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RT @JennSmithSocBeh
Intergenerational transfer of material wealth is widespread from #socialinsects and #fish to #carnivores and #primates who transfe…
https://twitter.com/JennSmithSocBeh/status/1473135580120694793

I look forward to meeting european #socialInsects #scientists and presenting my research project !