X. NEST OF A PAPER WASP 



Material. — The nest of a paper building wasp (hornet), hung in a 

 prominent place in the schoolroom. Cut away one half of the nest so as 

 to show its inside. After the leaves are off the trees the nests can be found 

 on low limbs of trees, and in clumps of bushes and golden-rods. During 

 the summer a hornet's nest is like a camp of bad-tempered savages, but 

 in the fall the whole hornet family move out and leave the nest to us if 

 we care to take it. 



Observation. — What is the size of the hornet's nest ? 

 What is its shape ? What is its color ? Lift it. How 

 heavy does it feel ? Of what is it made ? How many 

 layers are in its walls ? How thick is one of its 

 layers? Where is its doorway? 



What is the inside arrangement of the nest? How 

 many stories has it ? Compare it with a beehive. Of 

 what is the comb made ? How are the combs held in 

 place ? Do their cells stand upright or hang down- 

 ward ? What is the color of the lining of the cells ? 

 Open one of the cells that are closed. What do you 

 find inside ? 



Drawing. — Draw a picture of a hornet's nest as it 

 appears when its front is cnt away. First, draw the 

 outside of the nest with several broken lines to show 

 its layers. Then draw the comb by making the cells 

 in rows one above another. Also show how the combs 

 are joined together. 



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