. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. ROADSIDE LIFE. 259 tative of the family is Eumencs fraternus{Eu'ine-ncs fra- ter'iius), which makes a neat little nest, appearing like a miniature water-jug, attached to a twig (Fig. 231). The Social Wasps.—The social wasps are the builders of the well-known paper nests. There are two types of these nests. In one the nest consists of a single comb, sus- pended by a pe- duncle, and is not inclosed by an en- velope (Fig. 232). The wasps that build
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. ROADSIDE LIFE. 259 tative of the family is Eumencs fraternus{Eu'ine-ncs fra- ter'iius), which makes a neat little nest, appearing like a miniature water-jug, attached to a twig (Fig. 231). The Social Wasps.—The social wasps are the builders of the well-known paper nests. There are two types of these nests. In one the nest consists of a single comb, sus- pended by a pe- duncle, and is not inclosed by an en- velope (Fig. 232). The wasps that build nests of this form belong to the genus Polistes {Po-lis'tes). In this genus the abdomen is long and spindle-shaped (Fig. 233). The species are black, ringed with yellow, or are brown- ish. In the other type of nest there are sev- eral combs when the. Fig. 232.—Nest of 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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