Social attraction mediates collective foraging decisions in invasive hornets
Mathilde Lacombrade, Charlotte Doussot, Blandine Mahot‐Castaing, Jacques Gautrais A, Loïc Goulefert, Edgar Ferrieu, Amelie Bourg, Denis Thiéry, Fanny Vogelweith, Mathieu Lihoreau
The paper shows invasive hornets use social attraction to make collective foraging decisions, favoring food sources primed with dead conspecifics or related species.
Behavioral Ecology · Sep 22, 2026Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition