. Insect architecture. Insects. 8q INSECT ARCHITECTURE. as he imagined, of the absence of the foundress hornet at the time it was removed, he could not get the other five hornets, of which the colony consisted, either to add to the building or repair the damages which it had Hornet's Nest in itsjirst stage. M. Reaumur differs from our English naturalists, White, Kirby, and Spence, with respect to the ma- terials employed by the hornet for building. The latter say that it employs decayed wood ; the former, that it uses the bark of the ash-tree, but takes less pains to split it into
. Insect architecture. Insects. 8q INSECT ARCHITECTURE. as he imagined, of the absence of the foundress hornet at the time it was removed, he could not get the other five hornets, of which the colony consisted, either to add to the building or repair the damages which it had Hornet's Nest in itsjirst stage. M. Reaumur differs from our English naturalists, White, Kirby, and Spence, with respect to the ma- terials employed by the hornet for building. The latter say that it employs decayed wood ; the former, that it uses the bark of the ash-tree, but takes less pains to split it into fine fibres than wasps do; not, however, because it is destitute of skill; for in con- structing the suspensory columns of the platforms, a paste is prepared little inferior to that made by wasps. We cannot, from our own observations, decide which. 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 Rennie, James, 1787-1867. London, M. A. Nattali
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