90 STRANGE DWELLINGS. 



violent death. Those, however, that are fortunate enough to 

 find a crevice in which they can He dormant during the long 

 months of winter, creep into that, and there remain until the fol- 

 lowing spring, when they emerge to be the queens and mothers 

 of future colonies. It is a remarkable fact that the Wasp never 

 passes the winter in the nest, convenient as that spot may seem, 

 but always seeks some other place of refuge. The reader will 

 now comprehend, that whenever a Wasp is seen in the spring 

 tide, it is one of the females which have survived the winter, 

 and is about to found a new colony. 



