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From: Transcriptome analyses of primitively eusocial wasps reveal novel insights into the evolution of sociality and the origin of alternative phenotypes

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Phenotypes produced through the life cycle of the tropical paper wasp Polistes canadensis. Queens and workers show specific behaviors - reproduction or provisioning, respectively. Foundresses show both worker and queen behaviors, and additionally build new nests, whilst callows (newly emerged females; <2 days old) exhibit none of these behaviors. Colonies are founded, and males and females produced, throughout the year with no seasonal diapause.

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