<i>P. pulcherrimus</i> (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

<i>P. pulcherrimus</i>

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This is a male beewolf (Philanthus pulcherrimus) on a perch in its territory. Three genera of these digger wasps cultivate antibiotic-producing Streptomyces bacteria that protect the wasp larvae from detrimental fungi.

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Martin Kaltenpoth, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany

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