IN THE BUNGALOW. 



which one finds so commonly sticking 

 to the timbers or ceilings of the veran- 

 dahs or bath rooms. Beautifully made 

 little nests these, and their mode of con- 

 struction can be easily watched. Three or 

 four shallow cells start from a little central 

 stalk, the work of one wasp. This is a 

 female who has survived from a preced- 

 ing nest. Having built these shallow 

 cells, she lays an egg in each and then 

 commences to construct others, at the 

 same time lengthening the walls of the 

 first made ones. In this manner some 

 dozen cells are made and in a few days 

 will be seen to contain grubs These the 

 female now has to feed on sugary mate- 

 rials. In a week or ten days the grubs 

 will be full grown and will change 

 into nymphs and then 

 gradually become per- 

 fect wasps. During 

 this period the old 

 female is still adding 

 to the nest and feeding 



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