Wasps fitted with minuscule radio ([RFID](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rfid “Wikipedia’s RFID Article”)) tags have helped scientists shed light on the insects’ behaviour.

Rather than just tending their home colonies, the worker wasps also buzzed into nearby relative-holding nests, helping raise the young, the team said.

The researchers believed the insects were boosting their chances of propagating their genes by nurturing relatives in multiple nests, and they expect to find similar behaviour in other insect species.

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