Queen personality type predicts nest-guarding behaviour, colony size and the subsequent collective aggressiveness of the colony

@Noahpinion I think this was @SwipeWright 's area of research? https://t.co/wzoipDfYBw

@PowersMaura Sure! I'll share some papers below. https://t.co/ACNMKvsF2S

@YakaShinobi ...of queen personality. Then it's conceivable we could look for similar genes in ants and bees. Hard to test personality in honeybees though, since the queens don't do much else besides lay eggs. Here's a link to my past wasp study: https:/

For anyone interested, here's what I found. https://t.co/nCOhrAEU6x