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the earth by various insects, my companions began 

 to engage in the same occupation with myself; 

 one of them at length perceived, and pointed out 

 to my notice, a tunnel which had some peculiarities 

 of appearance not possessed by the others we had 



The Tapestry -Bee audits Cell. 



seen ; its interior seemed to be painted with ver- 

 milion. A small twig was immediately gently 

 pushed into it, and with a knife we carefully 

 removed the earth which surrounded it, taking 

 great care not to injure the walls of the tunnel. 

 When we had uncovered it sufficiently, it was 

 found that the little stick was buried in a tube 

 made of the leaves of the field poppy. 



" I need scarcely say, that during the remainder 



