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Hornets (Vespa affinis) flying in a drone congregation area attracted drones of Apis cerana. The drones followed the hornet and were ‘manoeuvred’ towards a leaf or a tree. The hornet then rushed at one of the drones. Many attempts by the hornet to catch a drone were unsuccessful and all drones fled. After failing, the hornet returned to centre of the drone congregation area and repeated the behaviour. Only after successfully seizing of a drone did the hornet leave the drone congregation area carrying its prey. In a two‐choice test in the centre of the drone congregation area, free‐flying A. cerana drones preferred a hornet model to a live A. cerana queen. V. affinis apparently ‘exploits’ the intraspecific communication between queen and drones of A. cerana. Hunting of drones in the drone congregation area by V. affinis may be an example of predatory mimicry. 1994 Blackwell Verlag GmbH
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Agriculture |
| DOI Number: | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1994.tb01065.x |
| Keywords: | Vespa affinis; Apis cerana; Drone congregation area; Predatory mimicry; Hornet; Honeybee; Queen mimicry; Intraspecific communication; Hunting behavior; Two-choice test; Prey capture; Insect behavior; Predator-prey interaction |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Azian Edawati Zakaria |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Apr 2025 08:36 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Apr 2025 08:36 |
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| URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116629 |
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