. A textbook in general zoology. Zoology. KiG. 135. — Nest of Polistes : some of the open cells contain eggs, and some lar\-tc ; the closed cells contain pupse. another species take the eggs of the plant hce to their nests and care for them during the winter. Wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets are mostly social insects and live in colonies in nests built of papery material. They make these nests of bits of wood obtained from fences, stumps, etc. These bits are chewed fine and converted into a paste by their jaws, and then allowed to dry. One kind of wasp builds a F';.-a wasp (™,.s-(..


. A textbook in general zoology. Zoology. KiG. 135. — Nest of Polistes : some of the open cells contain eggs, and some lar\-tc ; the closed cells contain pupse. another species take the eggs of the plant hce to their nests and care for them during the winter. Wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets are mostly social insects and live in colonies in nests built of papery material. They make these nests of bits of wood obtained from fences, stumps, etc. These bits are chewed fine and converted into a paste by their jaws, and then allowed to dry. One kind of wasp builds a F';.-a wasp (™,.s-(..,) that ' _ builds an uncovered layer of cells nest composed of a horizontal for a 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 Herrick, Glenn W. (Glenn Washington), 1870-1965. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Company


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