. Elementary entomology. Entomology. 26o ELEMENTARY ENTOMOLOGY the South, and in the tropics become veritable pests. Various arti- ficial nests have been devised whereby colonies may be maintained indoors for study, for which no insects are of more interest.^ 2. WASPS Every small boy soon makes the acquaintance of the bees and wasps, which he naturally classes together from their ability to sting most painfully. The males, however, are entirely harmless, but. Fig. 414. A digger-wasp {Amviophila sp.). (Natural size) rt, wasp putting an inch-worm into its nest burrow ; b, the nest burrow with fo
. Elementary entomology. Entomology. 26o ELEMENTARY ENTOMOLOGY the South, and in the tropics become veritable pests. Various arti- ficial nests have been devised whereby colonies may be maintained indoors for study, for which no insects are of more interest.^ 2. WASPS Every small boy soon makes the acquaintance of the bees and wasps, which he naturally classes together from their ability to sting most painfully. The males, however, are entirely harmless, but. Fig. 414. A digger-wasp {Amviophila sp.). (Natural size) rt, wasp putting an inch-worm into its nest burrow ; b, the nest burrow with food for the young, paralyzed inch-worms in bottom and burrow nearly filled ; r, wasp bringing a bit of material to put over the filled nest burrow. (From life, after Kellogg) unfortunately we have no means of recognizing them in the field. The wasps may be distinguished from the bees by the first seg- inent of the hind tarsus being cylindrical and naked, and the body hairs being simple and unbranched. Digger-wasps (Sphecina). Several families of wasps are grouped together under this name, which is due to their habit of digging 1 See Kellogg's "American Insects," p. 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 Sanderson, Dwight, 1878-1944; Jackson, C. F. (Cicero Floyd), b. 1882; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Boston, Ginn
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