Wasp mothers have remarkable memory when it comes to feeding their young

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May 9, 2025, 11:00 am246 pts
Digger wasps make a short burrow for each egg, stocking it with food and returning a few days later to provide more. A new study reveals that mother wasps can remember the locations of up to nine separate nests at once, rarely making mistakes, despite the fact nests are dug in bare sand containing hundreds…

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