. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. THE PAPER WASP AND HIS DOINGS lOI of that pesky fly which had been annoying you for so long, and which is even now being masti- cated into an unctuous pellet in some secluded corner of the piazza, or is perhaps being borne on buzzinsf maternal wings to the little white grub in the hornet nest yon- :_JP.„. der in the ; And this is all there is to the "mad" of the hornet. He is gener- ally not half as mad as are his detractors. He is simply minding his own business, a
. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. THE PAPER WASP AND HIS DOINGS lOI of that pesky fly which had been annoying you for so long, and which is even now being masti- cated into an unctuous pellet in some secluded corner of the piazza, or is perhaps being borne on buzzinsf maternal wings to the little white grub in the hornet nest yon- :_JP.„. der in the ; And this is all there is to the "mad" of the hornet. He is gener- ally not half as mad as are his detractors. He is simply minding his own business, and is as busy as a bee in his own way; and if his critics will only mind theirs, there need be no fear that he will try " konklu- sions" with them, or even give a hint of his " ; This curious epi- sode may be witnessed by any one who will take the trouble to closely observe the wasp. The sunny side of the barn or stable is generally the favorite hunting - ground, and any one who will spend a half-hour in following the efforts of a. 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 Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1850-1896. New York : Harper & Brothers
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