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Fig. 8. Diagram of wasp's nest towards the end of summer 



A., entrance to nest. C.I C.5, first to fifth combs. C.C., cells 

 closed with wasp-paper. E.2, E.3, cells containing eggs for the 

 second and third time respectively. F., cells that have been 

 thrice tenanted by grubs, and are now discarded for breeding 

 purposes. G., larvae of a dipterous fly acting as scavengers of 

 the debris that is ejected from the nest. H.I, hole in the ground 

 by which wasps approach A. L.2, L.3, cells containing larvae 

 in various stages of growth for the second and third times 

 respectively. P.I, P.2, P.3, "capped" cells containing pupae 

 (or imagines ready to emerge) for the first, second and third 

 times respectively. Q.C.6, Q.C.7, sixth and seventh combs con- 

 taining "royal" (queen) cells only. Q.L., Q.P., cells containing 

 larvae and pupae respectively which are destined to produce 

 young queens. E., root to which nest is suspended. E.G., cells 

 used thrice and now reduced in height. S., pillars of wasp-paper 

 suspending comb to comb. T., tunnel from H.I to A. W., 

 wrapping of wasp-paper. 



