Your face looks familiar

Lars Chittka () and Adrian Dyer ()
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Lars Chittka: Lars Chittka is in the Biological and Experimental Psychology Group, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK.
Adrian Dyer: Adrian Dyer is in the School of Media and Communication, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia.

Nature, 2012, vol. 481, issue 7380, 154-155

Abstract: Paper wasps of the species Polistes fuscatus live in strict hierarchical societies in which the ability to identify superiors and subordinates is crucial. Like humans, these insects have a cognitive tool kit for recognizing familiar faces.

Date: 2012
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