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Is the Bee louse Braula coeca (Diptera) using chemical camouflage to survive within honeybee colonies? (2014)
Journal Article
Martin, S., & bayfield, J. (2014). Is the Bee louse Braula coeca (Diptera) using chemical camouflage to survive within honeybee colonies?. Chemoecology, 24(4), 165-169. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00049-014-0158-1

The bee louse, Braula coeca is a highly specialised flattened, wingless fly that spends its entire adult life on adult honeybees. It feeds by stealing food directly from bees during social feeding (trophallaxis). The Braula fly has a preference to in... Read More about Is the Bee louse Braula coeca (Diptera) using chemical camouflage to survive within honeybee colonies?.

Chemical deception among ant social parasites (2014)
Journal Article
Gulliem, R., Drijfhout, F., & Martin, S. (2014). Chemical deception among ant social parasites. Current Zoology, 60(1), 62. https://doi.org/10.1093/czoolo/60.1.62

Deception is widespread throughout the animal kingdom and various deceptive strategies are exemplified by social parasites. These are species of ants, bees and wasps that have evolved to invade, survive and reproduce within a host colony of another s... Read More about Chemical deception among ant social parasites.

Recognition of nestmate eggs in the ant Formica fusca is based on queen derived cues (2014)
Journal Article
based on queen derived cues. Current Zoology, 60(1), 131-136

Inclusive fitness benefits depend on recognizing the right individuals to interact with. Social insect nests protect themselves from non-kin intruders through nestmate recognition based on chemical cues. The recognition cues on adult individuals ar... Read More about Recognition of nestmate eggs in the ant Formica fusca is based on queen derived cues.