TATUA MORIO. 



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of a remarkable pensile nest that is made by a wasp called 

 Taivn morio, an insect which is notable for having the basal 

 segment of the abdomen narrowed into long and slender foot- 

 stalks, not unlike that of the Eumenes, and others. 



The nest of this species is made of the papery substance 

 used by many wasps, except that the material is so hard and 



TATDA HOBIO. 



smooth as to resemble white cardboard. The general form of 

 the nest is shown in the engraving, being somewhat like a sugar- 

 loaf, i.e. a round-topped cone with a flat bottom. It is found in 

 several parts of Central America ; and in Guiana the nest goes 

 by the popular name of " the Dutchman's pipe," being supposed 

 to bear, in shape and dimensions, some resemblance to the pipe- 

 bowl celebrated by Washington Irving. The exterior walls are so 



