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FIG. 43. Chlorion ichneumoneum, her burrow and prey. One-third 

 natural size. 



walk back until she came to the dumping-place, where she 

 would release her load and go in at once for another, with- 

 out looking to the right or left. These trips to and fro were 

 repeated with all the mechanical air of clockwork. The 

 load of dirt was carried in the mouth while the front pair 

 of legs helped to hold it in place. She dug out a big mouth- 

 ful of the loose, crumbling soil for each trip, and would 

 probably have lost much of it on the way if she had not sup- 

 ported it in her jaws with her fore-feet. After carrying 

 out and dropping several loads with mechanical precision, 

 she would pause to clear the path of any debris and to 

 brush up the pile with her legs. Although she worked 



