. Eyes and no eyes. r- -■^■fUSf-^..- v_-;•■ M-^. Mk^ SOLITARY WASPS. 1. Wall Wasp Oe!j(/i«n(i). -J Sand Wasp (?omj>i7iMj>, iSee page 47.) WASPS AND THE IB WAYS. 4? soon fly out of the nest and pair with the dronesand as winter comes on the wasps kill any grubswhich remain, and, growing sleepy and dull, diethemselves, leaving only the queen-wasps tosleep till next spring. Then if you know wherethere is an old nest you can dig it carefully outand see the long tunnel in the bank, along whichthe wasps went in, so that no one might knowwhere their nest was. Some wasps build under the roofs of
. Eyes and no eyes. r- -■^■fUSf-^..- v_-;•■ M-^. Mk^ SOLITARY WASPS. 1. Wall Wasp Oe!j(/i«n(i). -J Sand Wasp (?omj>i7iMj>, iSee page 47.) WASPS AND THE IB WAYS. 4? soon fly out of the nest and pair with the dronesand as winter comes on the wasps kill any grubswhich remain, and, growing sleepy and dull, diethemselves, leaving only the queen-wasps tosleep till next spring. Then if you know wherethere is an old nest you can dig it carefully outand see the long tunnel in the bank, along whichthe wasps went in, so that no one might knowwhere their nest was. Some wasps build under the roofs of houses,especially the large wasps called Hornets, unlessthey choose the old trunk of a tree. If you lookin a wood you may sometimes find the nest of theWood-wasp hanging under the bough of a tree,though you would scarcely notice it unless youfollow a Wood-wasp home. They are built likethe other nests, only they have a thick paperycolumn down the middle. Besides the connnon wasps there are a greatmany smaller kinds, some of which you may find.
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