. The wonder of life. Biology; Natural history; Zoology. Fig. 99.—^Nest of hornet, Vespa crabro, in vertical section. It was suspended from a slate roof, AR. The top of the primary central support is seen at T. There are six tiers of combs (1-6). Round the central comb of the sixth tier, there are four combs, the structure of which is shown at the side, B C D E. V, the entrance. P, the road to the nest, along the beam F, is marked by the dotted line. A short cut has been formed at L, which represents two triangular paper screens. M, part of the gable wall. As the situation was a very warm one,
. The wonder of life. Biology; Natural history; Zoology. Fig. 99.—^Nest of hornet, Vespa crabro, in vertical section. It was suspended from a slate roof, AR. The top of the primary central support is seen at T. There are six tiers of combs (1-6). Round the central comb of the sixth tier, there are four combs, the structure of which is shown at the side, B C D E. V, the entrance. P, the road to the nest, along the beam F, is marked by the dotted line. A short cut has been formed at L, which represents two triangular paper screens. M, part of the gable wall. As the situation was a very warm one, the wall of the nest had only one thin envelope (env). (After Janet.). 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 Thompson, John Arthur, Sir, 1861-1933. London, A. Melrose, Ltd
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