Wasp queens pass down their personalities to worker wasps

Queen wasps pass down their personality to worker wasps, says a new study in which brave scientists poked wasps with paintbrushes.For the study, published in the journal Animal Behavior, scientists gathered 30 wasp nests and poked the queens using a paintbrush. There were a variety of reactions: Some flew away after being poked twice. (Smart.) Some didn’t care, staying where they were even after being poked 50 times. And some — the wasps that I personally identify with — got ma