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tant portion. All the work we do with our hands, 

 the wasp docs with its complicated month-organs. 

 And the wasp's liead is such a wonderful mechan- 

 ism, tiiat some little study of the accompanying* 

 illustrations, though they may not at hrst si^ht 

 look very attractive, will amply repay you. 1 will 



NO. 8.— THE SAMK HKAK, Mni ill WlUKuiKN : HAt K VIEW 

 (I)E( APrrAlEI)). 



try to explain the uses of each part with as little 

 a>. possible of scientific technicalities. 



In No. 7 you ^et the head of a ijuccn wasp, seen 

 lull face in front, with the mouth-orj^ans open. 

 The three little knobs in the centre up above are 

 the simple eyes or eyelets {ocelli, if you prefer a 

 Latin word, which sound^ much more learned). 



