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she returns. Will the journey be accomplished this time? Im- 

 possible to say. Some wasps, more suspicious than others per- 

 haps, or more forgetful of the small details of architecture, to 

 repair their neglect or to clear up their suspicions, abandon their 

 booty five or six times in succession to retouch the nest or simply 

 to visit the interior. The prey, once brought to the nest, is car- 

 ried in without the preliminaries that are common to the other 

 species. 



