THE SPIDER-HUNTERS 



firm clay of the garden giving a result quite different 

 from the fine dry earth of tlu- i>hmd, in which they are 

 usually much larger, and scarcely to be distinguished 

 from the holes of Bembex spinoke. In both localities, 



NEST OP P. QUINQUENOTATUS 



however, the nest consisted of a short tunnel, running 

 obliquely downward, with a slight enlargement at the 

 end, but with no change in the direction of the gallery. 

 In the loose sand of a steep hillside we found that the 

 wasps had a different method. Their tunnels in this 

 place filled up nearly as fast as they could dig them, 

 and when they had reached a depth of half an inch they 



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