THE MUD WASP. “1 
In the collection of the British Museum may be seen a 
very remarkable nest, which is made by some species of 
wasp at present unknown. 
MUD WASP. 
The material of which it is formed is mud, or clay, which 
is kneaded by the insect until it has attained a wonderful 
tenacity and strength, and is rendered so plastic as to be 
worked almost as neatly as the waxen bee-cell. It is of 
