TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Chapter Page 



I. The Desert of Southern California 5 



II. The Hated Invader 25 



HI. The Black Widow 33 



IV. Nesting in a Bottle 39 



V. Interesting Experiences 45 



VI. Carpenter Bees 47 



VII. In the Wilds of Mendocino 51 



VIII. Diablo Canyon 63 



IX. Astute Beetles and Wasps 67 



X. Stories About Digging Wasps 73 



XL Wonders of the Leaf 81 



XII. The Battle of Life 88 



XIII. Wild Life 93 



XIV. A Plucky Wasp 99 



XV. Instinct or Reason 103 



