Waspy Pulp nonFiction #1 Orientation Flight キボシアシナガバチ女王：定位飛行

[maculifrons]

Nice i too have seen wasps do this orientation flight many times but have never captured it on video

[sigma1920]

thx for watching and lots of nice comments!

even after the orientation flights, they are not good at remembering the nest made in the artificial environment such as under the eaves.

i am gonna make a vid of that interesting story of other Polistes species, later.

[maarakailet1]

How did you know she was a queen, just from behavior?

[sigma1920]

very good question.

i like ur curiosity, scientific doubt and logical mind! :)

yes, from behaviours and the witnessed season.

only new queens can survive the harsh winter every year.

i have yet to tell a queen from workers from appearances.

i am planning to paint a mark on her majesty's back as a way of individualization.

[sigma1920]

and according to a book on japanese paper wasps (of other common species), there exists a pecking order among colony members.

(queen > 1st born worker > 2nd elder worker > ... )

i would like to observe their social life, too.