Communication by substrate-borne mechanical waves is widespread in insects. The
specifics of vibrational communication are related to heterogeneous natural substrates that …

Insects are capable of detecting a broad range of acoustic signals transmitted through air,
water, or solids. Auditory sensory organs are morphologically diverse with respect to their …

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An overview of recent advances in our understanding of the higher phylogeny and
classification is presented. Molecular and morphological cladistic and pre-cladistic studies …

Communication through substrate-borne vibrations has for long been recognized but in
comparison with air-borne sound it has received very little attention. However, in recent …

Social behavior occurs in some of the smallest animals as well as some the largest, and the
transition from solitary life to sociality is an unsolved evolutionary mystery. In The Evolution …

Vibrations and sounds, collectively called vibroacoustics, play significant roles in intracolony
communication in termites, social wasps, ants, and social bees. Modalities of vibroacoustic …

A comprehensive data set of hymenopteran mesosomal anatomy is presented and
analysed. Eighty-nine taxa, including three outgroups, were scored for 273 characters …

The social brain hypothesis posits that the cognitive demands of social behaviour have
driven evolutionary expansions in brain size in some vertebrate lineages. In insects, higher …

Drilling into solid substrates with slender beam-like structures is a mechanical challenge, but
is regularly done by female parasitic wasps. The wasp inserts her ovipositor into solid …