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obeying the laws which Divine Providence has engrafted in 

 their little brain, these truly wondrous creatures devote their 

 whole life to the welfare of the next generation ; and either 

 to protect the young from the inclemencies of the weather and 

 the assaults of their enemies, or to secure the provisions 



Wasps' Nest. 



which they accumulate for their use, build or raise, by the 

 united efforts of many thousands, habitations which equal the 

 most artificially-constructed birds' nests, or even surpass 

 them by the complication and mathematical precision of their 

 structure ! 



To add to the wonders of these marvellous buildings, it should 

 be remembered that the species of their constructors are very 

 numerous, each species indulging in its own modifications of 



