INSECT INTRUDERS. 



branches of trees. These are the nests 

 of a big hornet and they are inhabited 

 by a large number of individuals. 

 In the figure showing one of these 

 nests the outer envelope, which con- 

 sists of a kind of papier mache made 

 of chewed materials by the wasp, is 

 partially removed. Beneath the combs 

 are exposed. These combs are hori- 

 zontal, not vertical as in bees, the cells 

 thus being vertical. The 

 combs are arranged in layers 

 like the stories of a house, 

 each story being supported 

 by little columns as can be 

 seen in the figure. 



Wonderfully orderly is 

 this beautifully constructed 

 home of the hornet, but if 

 occupied it requires to be 

 approached with care or, 

 better still, be given a wide 

 berth ! But to return to 

 our bee. 



