Animal life in the sea and on the land . Fig. 82.—Nksts ofSocial Wasps. four cells are fin-ished the youngworkers whichoccupied themare ready to helpthe mother, who has beenbusy building the nest, de-positing eggs, and feeding the hungrylarvae. Other cells are made and moreeggs deposited, the work going onrapidly. The first wasps hatched arethe workers; the perfect males andfemales do not appear until nearly the end ofthe season. WASPS AND MOSQUITOES. 131 7. Some kinds of wasps make their nests in holes in theground, others fasten them to walls or to the branches oftrees. The flat nests in Fig
Animal life in the sea and on the land . Fig. 82.—Nksts ofSocial Wasps. four cells are fin-ished the youngworkers whichoccupied themare ready to helpthe mother, who has beenbusy building the nest, de-positing eggs, and feeding the hungrylarvae. Other cells are made and moreeggs deposited, the work going onrapidly. The first wasps hatched arethe workers; the perfect males andfemales do not appear until nearly the end ofthe season. WASPS AND MOSQUITOES. 131 7. Some kinds of wasps make their nests in holes in theground, others fasten them to walls or to the branches oftrees. The flat nests in Fig. 82 are built without anycovering to the cells. 8. The Hornets Nest.—A much more elaborate nest ismade by the hornet. The one represented in Fig. 83 is. 83.—Hornets Nest. cut open at one side to show the interior. It is formed oftiers of cells, one above another, with their mouths open-ing downward ; the tiers are attached to little stalkswhich hang from the top of the nest. The whole is cov- 132 ANIMAL LIFE IN THE SEA AND ON THE LAND. ered with several envelopes of paper, and the entrance isthrough a circular opening in the bottom. When it be-comes necessary to enlarge the nest, new envelopes areadded on the outside, and the inner covers are removedto make room for more cells. These nests are found inthe woods, attached to the branches of trees. 9. The Yellow-jacket. — The yellow - jacket is a smallblack wasp marked with bands and spots of yellow. Itsnest is much like that of a hornet, but smaller and morepointed, with the entrance on one side, near the yellow - jacket sometimes attacks persons withoutprovocation, and its sting is very severe. As a generalthing, wasps do not sting unless they are irritated, butthey are
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