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could not find it otherwise, even though she 

 had flown directly from it but a minute or two 

 before. 



A close examination of the nest showed that 



He found a small paper nest. 



Mother Wasp feeding her young. 



the eggs were not placed in the bottoms of the 

 cells, as the queen bee deposits hers, but that 

 they were attached to the side of the cell 

 a little above the bottom. When the young 

 larvae hatched they remained attached to 

 the cell in about the same position. The 

 mother wasp spent much time in feeding her 

 young, giving them such attention very fre- 

 quently, and also spent a great deal of time 

 with her own toilet. After every meal she 

 would carefully clean first one leg and then 



