. Bees and wasps. Bees; Wasps. Fig. 8. Diagram of wasp's nest towards the end of summer , entrance to nest. —, first to fifth combs. , cells closed with wasp-paper. , , cells containing eggs for the second and third time respectively. F., cells that have been thrice tenanted by grubs, and are now discarded for breeding purposes. G., larvae of a dipterous fly acting as scavengers of the debris that is ejected from the nest. , hole in the ground by which wasps approach A. , , cells containing larvae in various stages of growth for the second and third times respec
. Bees and wasps. Bees; Wasps. Fig. 8. Diagram of wasp's nest towards the end of summer , entrance to nest. —, first to fifth combs. , cells closed with wasp-paper. , , cells containing eggs for the second and third time respectively. F., cells that have been thrice tenanted by grubs, and are now discarded for breeding purposes. G., larvae of a dipterous fly acting as scavengers of the debris that is ejected from the nest. , hole in the ground by which wasps approach A. , , cells containing larvae in various stages of growth for the second and third times respectively. , , , "capped" cells containing pupae (or iviagines ready to emerge) for the first, second and third times respectively. , , sixth and seventh combs con- taining "royal" (queen) cells only. , , cells containing larvae and pupae respectively which are destined to produce young queens. B., root to which nest is suspended. , cells used thrice and now reduced in height. S., pillars of wasp-paper suspending comb to comb. T., tunnel from to A. W., wrapping of 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 Latter, Oswald H. (Oswald Hawkins), b. 1864. Cambridge [Eng. ] University Press New York G. P. Putnam's sons
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