Insect artizans and their work . rst named usually makes itsnests by boring deep wells in the soft wood of anold willow, and sometimes instead of rose-leavesselects those of the laburnum for its manner in which most of the species work hasbeen well described by Shuckard. He says : The cylindrical tube being prepared, which isdone very similarly to the way in which it is prac-tised by all the labouring genera, by the gradualremoval of the particles of the wood, or sand, orearth of which it consists, the insects instinctprompts it to fly forth to obtain the necessarylining, that
Insect artizans and their work . rst named usually makes itsnests by boring deep wells in the soft wood of anold willow, and sometimes instead of rose-leavesselects those of the laburnum for its manner in which most of the species work hasbeen well described by Shuckard. He says : The cylindrical tube being prepared, which isdone very similarly to the way in which it is prac-tised by all the labouring genera, by the gradualremoval of the particles of the wood, or sand, orearth of which it consists, the insects instinctprompts it to fly forth to obtain the necessarylining, that the lateral earth may not fall in, or thewood taint the store to be accumulated for theyoung, for it is before this is done that the upholsteryis commenced. Having fixed upon the preferredplant, rose-bush or laburnum or sallow, orwhatever it may be, it alights upon the leaf, andfixing itself upon the edge, it holds it with threelegs on each side; then using its mandibles as thecutter of silhouettes would his scissors, and, just. 2 s °3o *& O nj a •£ 8 .2 i o S?0i
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