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Polistes semenowi
Polistes semenowi is a kleptoparasitic paper wasp that is found in several regions of high altitude in Europe. As one of only three obligate parasites in the genus Polistes, it uses the nests of other paper wasps (primarily Polistes dominula) to rear its young. In order to evade detection by the host nest, P. semenowi employs mimicry by adjusting its cuticular hydrocarbons to match those of the host. Once the host nest has been infiltrated, the...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 462033.