Why do workers of the primitively eusocial wasp polistes chinensis antennalis remain at their natal nest?

摘要

In social insects, workers stay in their natal nests and help to rear their siblings, rather than founding independent nests. In three field experiments, we investigated the factors influencing the decision of workers of the paper wasp polistes chinensis antennalis to stay in their natal nest. We divided nests of P. chinensis antennalis in half and plaed each half separately in the field. Workers were then allowed to Choose one of the halves, one of which had a queen and the other did not.