102 HOME STUDIES IN NATURE. 



took in the situation, and resolved not to forsake the 

 home of her forefathers. She selected a stick about an 

 inch in length, and firmly welded it across near the 

 lower edge of some of the old cells. This made a 

 strong brace, capable of sustaining the future colony. 

 She suspended her nest from the brace, where the brood 

 was successfully reared. 



