. Home studies in nature. Natural history. SPIDERS AND WASPS. 83 victorious party returns to the spider, which is heavier than herself, and proceeds to drag it to her nest. She runs backward for a time, dragging it over the ground; then tries flying a short distance, but the burden is so heavy that she soon comes to the ground again. She is so active and quick in her movements that I am. THE DIGGER-WASP, COCOON, AND LARVA. obliged to walk quite fast to keep even with her. She carries the spider several rods from where she obtained it, lays it down on a gravelled walk, and hunts over the ground
. Home studies in nature. Natural history. SPIDERS AND WASPS. 83 victorious party returns to the spider, which is heavier than herself, and proceeds to drag it to her nest. She runs backward for a time, dragging it over the ground; then tries flying a short distance, but the burden is so heavy that she soon comes to the ground again. She is so active and quick in her movements that I am. THE DIGGER-WASP, COCOON, AND LARVA. obliged to walk quite fast to keep even with her. She carries the spider several rods from where she obtained it, lays it down on a gravelled walk, and hunts over the ground. She soon finds the burrow which she has pre- viously dug, returns to the spider, seizes it, and disap- pears within. She comes out empty-handed, and pro- ceeds to fill up the hole with the earth which she has thrown out. She works so rapidly that I can scarcely. 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 Treat, Mrs. Mary Lua Adelia (Davis) Allen, 1835-. New York, Harper & Brothers
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