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Apoica
Sign in to saveApoica is a genus of eusocial paper wasp found throughout the Central and South American tropics. These wasps are truly nocturnal, carrying out their foraging activities after the setting of the sun. They prefer to construct their nests, which have an open comb like many paper wasps, under large leaves, or in shrubs. During the day, wasps covering the comb fan their wings to cool the nest, keeping it at a suitable temperature for larval development.
Species
Central American Paper Wasp
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilyVespidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 34
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Vespidae
- Collections
- KU, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), OSUC, TAMU, NHMUK, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Peru, Brasil, Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombie, Guyane FrançAise, Mexique
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- Apoica
- taxon name
- Apoica
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Species
- Subgenus ''Apoica (Apoica)'' <small>Lepeletier, 1836</small>
- Subgenus ''Apoica (Deuterapoica)'' <small>Dalla Torre, 1904</small>
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Apoica is a genus of eusocial paper wasp found throughout the Central and South American tropics. These wasps are truly nocturnal, carrying out their foraging activities after the setting of the sun. They prefer to construct their nests, which have an open comb like many paper wasps, under large leaves, or in shrubs. During the day, wasps covering the comb fan their wings to cool the nest, keeping it at a suitable temperature for larval development.
When attacking prey, Apoica release a drop of venom from their stings, which in turn attracts any nearby wasps to attack.
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