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THE CITY, FIFTEEN DAYS OLD 158 



NEST OF TREE WASP, TWO ASPECTS . . . 164, 165 



WASP'S HEAD IN FIVE ASPECTS .... l68-IJ2 



QUEEN WASP WITH FOLDED WINGS . . . .173 



PART OF TWO WINGS . . , . . . . . 174 



THE POISON-BAG . . . ... ' ' .. . 175 



DARTS MAGNIFIED . -^ .. 176 



THE WASP'S BRUSH AND COMB . * . . . 176 



TUCKS IN THE SEGMENTS , . ... . . . . 177 



ABIDING CITIES ':;" .< .' . . . . 179 



A WOOD ANTS' NEST, EXTERIOR 180 



A WOOD ANTS' NEST, INTERIOR . . . . . 181 



"LET'S GO SLAVE-HUNTING" .' . .' ' . .' f .' . ' . 186 



A SLAVE-HUNT . . . . . . . . .". 189 



PAYING OFF OLD SCORES . . " ' .' " . . . . 190 



A LONG PULL AND A STRONG PULL . . . . 191 



THE GARDEN ANT . . '. . . 194 



HEAD OF GARDEN ANT . . . ' . . . 196, 197 



THE ANT'S BRUSH AND COMB ...... 199 



A FROZEN WORLD .-...;... 204 



THE GREAT POND-SNAIL IN SUMMER .... 212 

 THE GREAT POND-SNAIL IN WINTER .... 213 



THE CURLED POND-WEED PRODUCING SHOOTS . . 214 



THE SHO )TS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER FROST 215-217 



THE WHIRLIGIG BEETLE DANCING AND SLEEPING 221, 223 



THE FROGBIT IN SUMMFR AND WINTER . . 225, 227 



ITS BUDS RISING IN SPRING . .- ^ . . 229 



BRITISH BLOODSUCKERS .. . . . . . 232 



THE MOSQUITO'S EGG-RAFT, IN TWO ASPECTS . . 2 6, 237 



THE EGGS HATCHING AND YOUNG ESCAPING . . . 238 



THE MOSQUITO LARVA STANDING ON HIS HEAD . . 239 



THE LARVA'S BREATHING-TUBE . . . .. . 241 



THE CHRYSALIS BREATHING 242 



THE MOSQUITO EMERGES 244 



AND MAKES A BOAT OF HER OLD SKIN .... 246 



