Koloni tawon tanpa ratu mengandalkan pembantu tersembunyi saat terjadi kekacauan

Selasa, 26 Mei 2026

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Ketika seekor ratu tawon menghilang, koloni tropisnya akan mengalami perebutan kekuasaan yang penuh kekerasan. Penelitian baru menunjukkan bahwa beberapa tawon betina menghindari pertarungan tersebut dan justru menjalankan tugas-tugas penting untuk mencegah keruntuhan koloni.

Para peneliti di University College London meneliti koloni tawon kertas tropis, Polistes canadensis, di Panama. Mereka mengeluarkan ratu dari kelompok yang sudah mapan dan mengamati persaingan agresif yang terjadi seketika di antara tawon betina untuk memperebutkan dominasi. Tatanan sosial yang normal dengan cepat runtuh ketika banyak tawon bersaing untuk memperebutkan posisi teratas.

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