%0 Journal Article
%T The Weaver Wasp: Spinning Fungus into a Nest
%A Ruiz-Gonzalez, M.X.
%A Corbara, B.
%A Leroy, C.
%A Dejean, A.
%A Orivel, J.
%J Biotropica
%D 2010
%V 42
%N 4
%I WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC
%@ 0006-3606
%F Ruiz-Gonzalez_etal2010
%O ISI:000279438900002
%O exported from refbase (http://php.ecofog.gf/refbase/show.php?record=54), last updated on Wed, 04 May 2011 14:20:31 -0300
%X 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.
%K Allomerus decemarticulatus
%K French Guiana
%K Hirtella physophora
%K nest architecture
%K Nitela constructor
%K wasp biology
%P 402-404