When a queen wasp suddenly disappears, her colony doesn’t calmly choose a successor — it erupts into chaos. Researchers found that female wasps immediately begin battling for power, shattering the colony’s social order in a frenzy of aggression. But while some fight for the throne, others quie tly become the colony’s unsung heroes, stepping up to gather food and care for the young so the society doesn’t collapse. ...read more read less