What is it about?
Wasps vary greatly in their stinging propensity and aggression thresholds and individuals change their Sting Extension Reflex during their life.
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Why is it important?
Wasp foragers had a less pronounced sting extension than individuals previously involved in nest defense, which helps us to understand wasp behaviour.
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This page is a summary of: The stinging response of the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris): plasticity and variation in individual aggressiveness, Insectes Sociaux, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-015-0424-4.
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