THE SPIDER-HUNTERS 



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firm clay of the garden giving a result quite different 

 from the fine dry earth of the island, in which they are 

 usually much larger, and scarcely to be distinguished 

 from the holes of Bembex spinolae. In both localities, 



NEST OF P. QUINQUENOTATUS 



however, the nest consisted of a short tunnel, running 

 obliquely downward, with a slight enlargement at the 

 end, but with no change in the direction of the gallery. 

 In the loose sand of a steep hillside we found that the 

 wasps had a different method. Their tunnels in this 

 place filled up nearly as fast as they could dig them, 

 and when they had reached a depth of half an inch they 



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