. Injurious insects of the farm and garden. With a chapter on beneficial insects. Insects. 198 IKJTTRIOUS INSECTS. thrust its beak into the flesh. The most probable origin of tbese reports of stinging is due to the fact that a very large digger wasp {Stizus grandis) provides its nest with the Cicada, among other insects, as food for its young. The mother wasp stings her victims sufficiently to parar lyze, but not to kill them, and takes them to her under- ground nest. This wasp is given of the real size in figure 123. It is possible that one may, in catching a Cicada, get a sting from this was
. Injurious insects of the farm and garden. With a chapter on beneficial insects. Insects. 198 IKJTTRIOUS INSECTS. thrust its beak into the flesh. The most probable origin of tbese reports of stinging is due to the fact that a very large digger wasp {Stizus grandis) provides its nest with the Cicada, among other insects, as food for its young. The mother wasp stings her victims sufficiently to parar lyze, but not to kill them, and takes them to her under- ground nest. This wasp is given of the real size in figure 123. It is possible that one may, in catching a Cicada, get a sting from this wasp, which had already captured 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, Mary, b. 1835. New York, Orange Judd
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