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feed them after he had caught the worms. 

 None of the mature wasps remained more than 

 a few days, when they disappeared. 



None of the mature wasps remained more than a few days, when they dis- 

 appeared. 



By the fifth of August about a dozen had 

 emerged, and only one still remained at the 

 nest. A larva which hatched on June 29 died 

 that day. It was one which had been marked 



