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Sus nidos son verdaderas maravillas arquitect\u00f3nicas: fortalezas ultraligeras pero incre\u00edblemente complejas y de m\u00faltiples capas, construidas con pulpa de madera masticada y agua. En su interior, varios panales apilados est\u00e1n envueltos en una cubierta protectora de papel aislante. Pero su verdadero genio radica en sus protocolos de emergencia. Si un depredador o una tormenta brutal destruye su hogar, el enjambre desplazado se agrupa en el follaje cercano. Para iniciar la mudanza, las avispas exploradoras que han encontrado un nuevo terreno se comunican con el enjambre inactivo chocando violentamente contra ellos; un empuj\u00f3n f\u00edsico que escala hasta que toda la colonia levanta el vuelo, siguiendo un rastro de olor hacia su nuevo hogar. \u00bfY si te atreves a amenazar esa casa? Desatan un frenes\u00ed defensivo aterrador y sincronizado: toda la colonia se despliega en las paredes exteriores, levanta sus alas y mira hacia afuera. 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