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Ancient Wasps Found to Build Nests in Hollows in the Bones of Dead Mammals

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A paper to be published in the journal Royal Society Open Science reports that wasps living on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola about 20,000 years ago built their nests in hollows in the bones of dead mammals. This is the first evidence that wasps used animal bone cavities as egg-laying sites.
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Ancient Wasps Found to Build Nests in Hollows in the Bones of Dead Mammals

A paper to be published in the journal Royal Society Open Science reports that wasps living on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola about 20,000 years ago built their nests in hollows in the bones of dead mammals. This is the first evidence that wasps used animal bone cavities as egg-laying sites.

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GIGAZINE broke the news in on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
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