WORKERS, QUEENS, AND DRONES 



THE interior of a wasp' s-n est is a very 

 marvel for neatness and order. It is 

 kept perfectly clean, and probably the 

 wasps ventilate it through the hole in 

 the bottom which in some nests forms 

 the only entrance, as bees ventilate the 

 hive by fanning with their wings near 

 the opening. 



Certainly, captive wasps fan, just as 

 captive bees do, and it is reasonable to 

 suppose that this action is applied as a 

 remedy for bad air. 



The wasps, like the bees, have sentinels 

 to watch at the entrance, and when a nest 

 is disturbed these are the first to fly 

 out and investigate the cause of the dis- 

 turbance. 



At their alarm the inmates of the nest 

 rush forth, an angry swarm, ready to sting 

 anything or anybody within reach. 



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