. Entomology : with special reference to its biological and economic aspects. pecies, as geniiaiiica and vulgaris, make a nest under-ground. The paper of which the nests are composed is manu-factured from weather-worn shreds of wood, which are tornoff by the mandibles and then masticated with a secreted fluidwhich cements the paper and makes it waterproof. A solitary queen founds the colony in spring; she starts thenest, lays eggs, feeds the young and brings forth the firstworkers; these then relieve her—continue the building opera-tions, collect food, nurse the young, in short, assume the bur
. Entomology : with special reference to its biological and economic aspects. pecies, as geniiaiiica and vulgaris, make a nest under-ground. The paper of which the nests are composed is manu-factured from weather-worn shreds of wood, which are tornoff by the mandibles and then masticated with a secreted fluidwhich cements the paper and makes it waterproof. A solitary queen founds the colony in spring; she starts thenest, lays eggs, feeds the young and brings forth the firstworkers; these then relieve her—continue the building opera-tions, collect food, nurse the young, in short, assume the bur-den of the labor. In the latter part of summer, fertile males INTERRELATIONS OF INSECTS 329 and females appear and pairing occurs. Though the statementhas often been made that only the young queens survive thewinter, there is some reason to believe that not only the queensbut also males and workers may hibernate successfully in thenest. The larvae are fed at first, by regurgitation, upon the sugarynectar of flowers and the juices of fruits, and later upon more Fig. .>Vf-;-^/
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