Hamilton, noting that the eggs develop within their host—the larva of another insect—and that the newly emerged adult wasps mate immediately and disperse, offered a remarkably cogent analysis.

汉密尔顿指出，黄蜂卵在寄主即另一种昆虫的幼虫内发育，新出现的成年黄蜂立即交配并四散，这提供了一个非常有说服力的分析。