TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ruiz-Gonzalez, M.X.
AU  - Corbara, B.
AU  - Leroy, C.
AU  - Dejean, A.
AU  - Orivel, J.
PY  - 2010//
TI  - The Weaver Wasp: Spinning Fungus into a Nest
T2  - Biotropica
JO  - Biotropica
SP  - 402
EP  - 404
VL  - 42
IS  - 4
PB  - WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC
KW  - Allomerus decemarticulatus
KW  - French Guiana
KW  - Hirtella physophora
KW  - nest architecture
KW  - Nitela constructor
KW  - wasp biology
N2  - 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.
SN  - 0006-3606
N1  - ISI:000279438900002
ID  - Ruiz-Gonzalez_etal2010
ER  -