NATURAL HISTORY. 



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Section of the Social-Wasp's Nest. aa, the outer wall ; &, c, fire 

 small terraces of cells for the neuter wasps ; dd, ee, three rows of large 

 cells for the males and females. 



" This is a very ingenious little paper- 

 maker, Uncle Philip." 



"Yes, boys, it is so. This of which I 

 have been telling you is the ground-wasp. 

 The tree-wasp makes its nest of paper pre- 

 pared in the same way; and the nests are 

 of different shapes. One makes it in a round 



