Article Title
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1978
Keywords
Polistes; Wasps; Nest building
Abstract
Wasps of the genus Polistes build two basic types of unenclosed paper nests. The mesocaulus type nest has fewer peripheral cells and comes closer to having the minimum number of total cell walls than the acrocaulus type nest. It is suggested that natural selection has favored this more economical nest form in regions with short growing seasons.
First Page
2
Last Page
4
Recommended Citation
Poff, J. M.
(1978).
Nest Architecture of Polistine Wasps.
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science, Vol. 44 No.2, 2-4.
Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/jmas/vol44/iss2/2
Primo Type
Article