. Bees and wasps. Bees; Wasps. IV] DIPLOPTERA 37 nests of mud which it attaches to twigs of heather; and, like all the solitary Diploptera, provisions them with small caterpillars. We have fifteen species of Odyiierus, all very much alike in general appearance, though exhibiting considerable differences in their nesting habits. 0. spinijjes makes her nest in banks, generally of rather stiff soil, and constructs with pellets of mud a remarkable curved projecting en- trance which juts out from the face of the bank like. Fig. 5. Odynerus parietum (about twice natural size) a downwardly directed s
. Bees and wasps. Bees; Wasps. IV] DIPLOPTERA 37 nests of mud which it attaches to twigs of heather; and, like all the solitary Diploptera, provisions them with small caterpillars. We have fifteen species of Odyiierus, all very much alike in general appearance, though exhibiting considerable differences in their nesting habits. 0. spinijjes makes her nest in banks, generally of rather stiff soil, and constructs with pellets of mud a remarkable curved projecting en- trance which juts out from the face of the bank like. Fig. 5. Odynerus parietum (about twice natural size) a downwardly directed spout. The wasp has to climb up this spout before reaching the down-shaft leading to her larder. Some of the other species of Odyuenis make their nests in bramble stems and line the tunnels with a coating of fine sand. Others construct mud cells inside door locks, in the slots for window-catches, in crevices in masonry, or in any angle afforded by walls, window-ledges and so forth. It was in one of these last situations that I had the opportunity of closely observing 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 Latter, Oswald H. (Oswald Hawkins), b. 1864. Cambridge [Eng. ] University Press New York G. P. Putnam's sons
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