. Animal forms; a second book of zoology. Zoology. ARTHROPODS. CLASS INSECTS 131 by the parent if not protected by the workers. If the young queen survive, the old queen departs with many of her subjects, and collects them into a dense swarm attached to a limb of a tree, where they remain until scouts return to conduct them to their new home. 127. The wasps.—The digger-wasps are frequently to be seen gnawing tunnels in the wood or earth, at the inner end. Fig. 81. -Nest of Vespa, & social wasp. Photograph by A. L. Melandek and C. T. Brues. of which an egg is laid. In some species the devel
. Animal forms; a second book of zoology. Zoology. ARTHROPODS. CLASS INSECTS 131 by the parent if not protected by the workers. If the young queen survive, the old queen departs with many of her subjects, and collects them into a dense swarm attached to a limb of a tree, where they remain until scouts return to conduct them to their new home. 127. The wasps.—The digger-wasps are frequently to be seen gnawing tunnels in the wood or earth, at the inner end. Fig. 81. -Nest of Vespa, & social wasp. Photograph by A. L. Melandek and C. T. Brues. of which an egg is laid. In some species the developing young is nourished by food carried in to it day by day. In other cases the parent may never see her child, dying or abandoning it before its birth; but before departing she is careful to place within reach a sufficient supply of spiders, caterpillars, beetles, or locusts that shall nourish the little one until it becomes a motionless pupa. This stage is soon over, and the adult wasp now digs its way to the surface. Passing by the familiar mud-wasps or mud-daubers, whose nests are common objects under stones or against. 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 Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931; Heath, Harold, 1868- [from old catalog] joint author. New York, D. Appleton and company
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