120 WASPS AND THEIR WAYS 



Hornets have been known to work by 

 moonlight, and captive wasps are unable 

 to compose themselves to sleep if there is 

 a light near them. 



The workers do all the work of the hive, 

 and live on friendly terms with one an- 

 other and with the world in general, unless 

 some one from the outside world alarms 

 them and causes them to fear harm to 

 their nest. 



Wasps do not steal from one another as 

 bees so often do, and different swarms do 

 not fight, though once in a while there 

 will arise bad blood between two members 

 of a nest ; then there will be a fierce com- 

 bat very likely resulting in the death of 

 one. 



Generally, however, the wasps are 

 friendly with one another, and when a 

 worker flies home with her stomach full 

 of honey she is willing to regurgitate the 

 delicacy for the benefit of her relatives. 

 She stands and puts forth a glistening 



