Paper wasp hanging from a goldenrod flower
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Researchers have identified a population of cells in a wasp’s brain that allows it to distinguish between the faces of its fellow wasps. These neurons appear to be strikingly similar to facial recognition cells in the brains of primates, including humans.
“We have convergent evolution between these really distant species,” he says. michael sheehan At Cornell University in New York. He and his colleagues studied the northern paper wasp (paper wasp), each with subtly unique colored markings on their face. They are…
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