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without tlu' slii^litt'st coMsick'nitioii for liis feelings 

 as a livin<4 animal. I may add (to anticipate an 

 obvious criticism) tli;:t I am aware the stini^-liearinj^ 

 wasp is a female ; 1 have only treated lier here 

 to a mascuhiie pro- 

 noun because it helps 

 to discriminate her 

 better in eacii sen- 

 tence from my friend 

 Rosalind. 



in Xo. 6, our in- 

 trepid Rosalind is re- 

 presented in the act 

 of attackin;4 a blow- 

 Hy which lias buzzed 

 noisily into the web. 

 The moment her 

 delicate foot on the 

 line informs her that 

 a larj4e insect has j^ot 

 entanj^led in her toils, 

 she rushes an^^rily 

 out, and bej^ms at 

 once to envelop him. 

 in this case, however, 

 her intention is not 

 to devour him on the 

 spot ; she means to 



store her larder wiih provisions for future use, 

 and is as careless as ever of the feelinj^s of lier 

 victim. Xo. 7 shows with what bands she proceeds 

 to swathe him. She catches hini luuilv as fast as 



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7 ROSAI.IM) TRrNIMINi; IMF. 

 I!li>\\-IIA, AMI !• N\ Kl til'lNi; IIIM 

 IN -ill K IKoM IIKK Nl'INNKKKTS. 



