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ArticleEcology and evolution2026

The Fate of Orally Ingested Microplastics During Cooperative Brood Care in Two Social Hymenoptera Species.

Gwen Kühn, Max V R Döring, Jona von Wedel, Sven Ritschar, Annalena Ter-Heide, Valerie Dittmann, Lotta Steinbrenner, Christian Laforsch, Heike Feldhaar

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Gwen KühnAnimal Population Ecology, Animal Ecology I, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) University of Bayreuth Bayreuth Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5240-0886
Max V R DöringAnimal Population Ecology, Animal Ecology I, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) University of Bayreuth Bayreuth Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3672-4820
Jona von WedelAnimal Ecology I, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) University of Bayreuth Bayreuth Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4741-8936
Sven RitscharAnimal Ecology I, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) University of Bayreuth Bayreuth Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5585-0729
Annalena Ter-HeideAnimal Population Ecology, Animal Ecology I, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) University of Bayreuth Bayreuth Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0339-5813
Valerie DittmannAnimal Population Ecology, Animal Ecology I, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) University of Bayreuth Bayreuth Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4068-5613
Lotta SteinbrennerAnimal Population Ecology, Animal Ecology I, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) University of Bayreuth Bayreuth Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7882-1114
Christian LaforschAnimal Ecology I, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) University of Bayreuth Bayreuth Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5889-4647
Heike FeldhaarAnimal Population Ecology, Animal Ecology I, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) University of Bayreuth Bayreuth Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6797-5126

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Abstract

Anthropogenic pollutants contribute to insect decline in terrestrial ecosystems. Microplastics (MP), a major pollutant, are already present in all ecosystems and expected to further accumulate. In social insects, negative effects of MP could not only manifest on an individual but also colony level due to cooperative brood care. However, food is transferred differently during cooperative brood care among social Hymenoptera species. Therefore, it can also vary whether particles are passed on with food. Consequently, depending on the strategy of food transfer, the different life stages of a species could be affected by MP to varying degrees. To better assess interspecific differences, we comparatively investigated the fate of polystyrene MP particles during cooperative brood care in colonies of the Japanese carpenter ant (

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