Cooperation & dominance - Polistes dominula females cooling their nest

Insect photographer can be sometimes more cooperative than his models. My old car is used so rarely that it serves mainly as an unusual (but photogenic) environment for several wasp families/nests last years.

 

Here 2 of them are cooling the nest located beneath with their wings - in the gap between the back door and the rooftop (Fiat Stilo, 2004 model).

 

To read something about their special social behaviour you can click HERE FOR POPULAR and

HERE FOR MORE SCIENTIFIC data.

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