IN CAMP. 



belo\x into the chambers in the interior 

 where the real nest was apparently 

 situated. 



I alluded to the Big Indian Bee above. 

 Few shikaris amongst us have not at one 

 time or the other had a far too intimate 

 acquaintance with this insect to be like- 

 ly to ever forget him. 



This bee lives in big 

 nests which are often at- 

 tached to the branches of 

 large trees, I mean trees 

 possessing a tall cylindrical 

 columnar stem surmounted 

 by a few main stout horizon- 

 tal branches such as one 

 sees in the common 

 cotton tree (Bom- 

 bax). These are 

 favourite building 

 sites for the big 

 bee and to the 

 under side of the 

 horizontal branches 



