Episode
1751: "The Wasps That Know Your Face"
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- Interesting Things with JC
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- Aug 21, 2026
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Summary
Interesting Things with JC #1751: "The Wasps That Know Your Face" – Northern paper wasps recognize individual nestmates by their faces. Change a familiar face, and the colony responds with aggression until it learns who that face belongs to.