. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Nil Marvels of Insect Life. call li(~ her -piilcr txliirr ilinxinn ;i liuli' tn |.mi it in. Il i-t luiiii; ifailv liisl, imini; In tin- siciind pri'V luMtif; (arriftl ntl bv aiiittlu-r \\a>p whiUt iiiiiiiny npcratioii^ art- in jirourt'S^. l-'abn- nivi- a (Iclaiird aici>iint iil soiiii' fxiK'rimi'nt- hi' niaili' in (iriliT tn ti-l liir M'nsr ul liK-alitv, anil tii iisiirtain Imw «lir wciiild Ixhavi' iimliT ii-rtain innditiims. A I'nnipilu- that 111' liad Hatrlicd lali li and >tin(,' a ~p
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Nil Marvels of Insect Life. call li(~ her -piilcr txliirr ilinxinn ;i liuli' tn |.mi it in. Il i-t luiiii; ifailv liisl, imini; In tin- siciind pri'V luMtif; (arriftl ntl bv aiiittlu-r \\a>p whiUt iiiiiiiny npcratioii^ art- in jirourt'S^. l-'abn- nivi- a (Iclaiird aici>iint iil soiiii' fxiK'rimi'nt- hi' niaili' in (iriliT tn ti-l liir M'nsr ul liK-alitv, anil tii iisiirtain Imw «lir wciiild Ixhavi' iimliT ii-rtain innditiims. A I'nnipilu- that 111' liad Hatrlicd lali li and >tin(,' a ~pidi r t" ri-ndi'r it lu'lpli—.. left lur pn-y nn a laft of vi'Ki'latiiin wliilst sin- piinii'di'd to tnaki' a liiirrciw to nriivc' it. Slic diH> ni>t wait until the bnrrnw i> lini-lii'il btlori' IcidkitiK l(ir tin- virtiin, but l M work at intirvals in iirdrr to visit thf spidrr. to toiiih it and m) assurr hcrsi'lf that it is her spidir and that it is quite safi-. In this lasi-. as SDfin as the wasp had st't to work on lu-r miniri,; operations, I'abre removed the spider to a distance of . bout einbtirn inches. When l'oini>ilus had worki'd lor a spell she Ic^ft off and Hew strai(;ht to the spot where she had li'lt her treasure, and exhibited grave eoneern at its absenee. She care- fulK- walked over the surrounding ground, as though to make sure that her mi'mory was not at faidt, then satisfying herself that the spider was not there, she extiiided her survey, and at length found what she sought. Hit actions showed that she was greatly astonished at the change ol posi- p^^^^ tion ; and she appeared to be unab'-e to account ^J^^f for it. It was incomprehensible that she could ^^^ have left the spider in that position : but seizing P^ one of its Kgs she removed it to another tuft, and \-' resumed her digging. Fabre again removed it, > and when the wasp had rested from her digging she flew straight to the place where she had last h'ft it, and. failing to find i
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