Brood parasitism involves the exploitation of host parental care rather than the extraction of
resources directly from hosts. We identify defining characteristics of this strategy and …

Highlights•The diverse 'other'social insects represent at least four social-evolutionary
paths.•The terminology for these societies is inaccurate and inconsistently applied.•New …

The ecology of extinct species from the Cretaceous is largely unknown. Morphological
features of specimens preserved in amber can help to reveal habitats and evolutionary …

Social insects' nests harbor intruders known as inquilines, 1 which are usually related to
their hosts. 2, 3 However, distant non-social inquilines may also show convergences with …

After insect sociobiology emerged as a discipline in its own right (Hamilton, 1964; Wilson,
1971), a number of social insect species were discovered that had been previously …

Sex allocation studies in hymenopterans have been used to test adaptive predictions, to
predict the quality of biological control agents, to theorize how eusociality is maintained, and …

An overview of the present state of knowledge of the insect order T hysanoptera in the four
southern continents is provided. Knowledge of thrips biology and host associations has …

Desiccation is a particular risk for small animals in arid environments. In response, many
organisms “construct niches,” favorable microenvironments where they spend part or all of …

The insects known as thrips are commonly thought of as flower-living and pestiferous
organisms, but we report here a novel interaction between a phlaeothripine thrips species …

Social and brood parasitisms are nonconsumptive forms of parasitism involving the
exploitation of the colonies or nests of a host. Such parasites are often related to their hosts …