Wasps and their ways . 140 WASPS AND THEIRWAYS ber never to interfere with a queer-lookingobject hanging on a tree — or anywhereelse for that matter. It is wiser to let it alone and find outwhat it is by TAKING NESTS WHOEVER aspires to owning a familyof tame hornets should beginoperations early in the season,when the little ball-like nestcan be easily and safely takenafter nightfall, with the queenat home. The wasps willnot desert the nest so longas the queen is not lost. If not frightenedor hurt they soon make friends with theircaptor. As few people, however, will have theopportunity
Wasps and their ways . 140 WASPS AND THEIRWAYS ber never to interfere with a queer-lookingobject hanging on a tree — or anywhereelse for that matter. It is wiser to let it alone and find outwhat it is by TAKING NESTS WHOEVER aspires to owning a familyof tame hornets should beginoperations early in the season,when the little ball-like nestcan be easily and safely takenafter nightfall, with the queenat home. The wasps willnot desert the nest so longas the queen is not lost. If not frightenedor hurt they soon make friends with theircaptor. As few people, however, will have theopportunity, or inclination, to capture anest of live wasps and manipulate it so asto see what is going on inside, a betterway to satisfy ones craving for a knowl-edge of wasps, is to wait until about themiddle of September, then, having founda yellow-jackets nest in a convenientlocation (on the eaves of a building is 141
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