THE TURNER SAVAGE. 



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The antenna? in this tribe consist of ten joints or 

 articulations ; and the mouth is armed with jaws. 

 The wings in both sexes are extended, and do not 

 fold together. The sting is pungent, and concealed 

 within the abdomen. 



THE TURNER SAVAGE *. 



This insect lives in the haunts of men, whom it 

 never willingly offends ; but it is the terror of all 

 the smaller insects. It inhabits holes in the earth 

 on the sides of hills and cliffs, and recesses that it 

 forms for itself in the mud-walls of cottages and 

 outhouses. The mud-wall of a coi.tas;e in Peterbo- 

 rough, in Northamptonshire, was observed to be 

 frequented by these creatures; and, on examination, 

 it was found to have been wrought into the appear- 

 ance of honey-comb by their operations. 



The eggs, as in all the other species, are deposited 

 by the female in the back part of the cells. These 

 are stored with insects, for food to the larva?, as 

 soon as they come into life, and then filled up. 



Dr. Derham observes that a species of Savage 

 built its nest in a little hole of his study window. 

 The cell was coated over with an odoriferous and re- 

 sinous gum, collected, as he supposed, from some 

 neighbouring fir-trees. The insect laid two eggs, 

 and he soon afterwards observed it several times to 

 carry in maggots, some of which were even larger 



sphex spirlfex. Linn. 



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