. The hunting wasps [microform]. Guêpes; Wasps. different honey-gathering Bees have succeeded one another year after year and riddled the wall with a labyrinth of tunnels until it looks like an enormous sponge, we are almost sun', in midwinter, to find the Hairy Ammophila snugly ensconced in the shelters provided by the sunny bank, alone or in groups of three or four, idly awaiting tlie arrival of the fine weather. I have been able to give myself as often as I wished this little treat of renewing my acquaint- ance, amid tlie gloom and cold of Vvinter, witli the pretty Wasp who enlivens the gre
. The hunting wasps [microform]. Guêpes; Wasps. different honey-gathering Bees have succeeded one another year after year and riddled the wall with a labyrinth of tunnels until it looks like an enormous sponge, we are almost sun', in midwinter, to find the Hairy Ammophila snugly ensconced in the shelters provided by the sunny bank, alone or in groups of three or four, idly awaiting tlie arrival of the fine weather. I have been able to give myself as often as I wished this little treat of renewing my acquaint- ance, amid tlie gloom and cold of Vvinter, witli the pretty Wasp who enlivens the greensward beside tlie paths at the first notes of the Bunting and the Cricket. When there is no wind and the sun is shining brightly, the warmth-loving insect comes to its threshold to bask luxuriously in the hottest rays, or it will evei timidly venture outside and, step by step, stroll over the surface of the spongy bank, polishing its wings as it goes. Even so does the little Grey Lizard behave, when the sun once more begins to warm the old wall that represents his native land. But vain would be our search in winter, even in the mo:.t sheltered refuges, for a Cerceris, Sphex, Philanthus, Bembcx or other Wasp with camivorous grubs. All died after their autumnal labours and their race is not represented, in the cold season, save by the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fabre, J. Henri (Jean Henri), 1823-1915; Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander, 1865-1921. London ; Toronto : Hodder and Stoughton
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