. Zoology for high schools and colleges. Zoology. Pig. 362.—Eciton. Fig. 363.—Mud-dauber. The mud-daubers {PelopcBus, Fig. 363) build their nests against stone walls, of pellets of mud, while the sand- and mud-wasps dig deep holes (Fig. 364, Sphex ichneumonea. Pig. 364.—Sand-wa-p Natural size. Linn.) in gravelly walks, and have the instinct to sting grasshoppers in one of the thoracic ganglia, thus paralyzing the victim, in which the wasp lays her eggs ; the young. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - color

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. Zoology for high schools and colleges. Zoology. Pig. 362.—Eciton. Fig. 363.—Mud-dauber. The mud-daubers {PelopcBus, Fig. 363) build their nests against stone walls, of pellets of mud, while the sand- and mud-wasps dig deep holes (Fig. 364, Sphex ichneumonea. Pig. 364.—Sand-wa-p Natural size. Linn.) in gravelly walks, and have the instinct to sting grasshoppers in one of the thoracic ganglia, thus paralyzing the victim, in which the wasp lays her eggs ; the young. 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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. New York, H. Holt and Company

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