UCL researchers observing tropical cooperative wasps discovered that when a queen dies, certain non-competitive worker wasps completely avoid the ensuing violent power struggle. They hyper-focus on foraging and brood care, effectively acting as societal “compensators” to save the colony from dying.

UCL researchers observing tropical cooperative wasps discovered that when a queen dies, certain non-competitive worker wasps completely avoid the ensuing violent power struggle. They hyper-focus on foraging and brood care, effectively acting as societal “compensators” to save the colony from dying.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1129365?hl=en-IN#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWhile%20some%20individuals%20fought%20over,succession%20in%20tropical%20cooperative%20wasps.&text=Instead%2C%20stability%20was%20maintained%20by,as%20foraging%20and%20brood%20care.&text=When%20the%20loss%20of%20a,Credit%3A%20UCL