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The Weaver Wasp: Spinning Fungus into a Nest
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The Weaver Wasp: Spinning Fungus into a Nest

Mario-Xavier Ruiz-Gonzalez, Bruno Corbara, Céline Leroy, Alain Dejean et Jérôme Orivel
Biotropica, Vol.42(4), pp.402-404
07/2010

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Biodiversity Life Sciences Populations and Evolution
Wasp nests range from simple to complex structures made of paper or mud. Here, we show that a Neotropical wasp of the genus Nitela builds its nest entirely by weaving endophytic fungal hyphae and spider silk harvested from the leaves growing in the understory of the rain forest in French Guiana.

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