322 CONCLUSION. 
the day, as shown in the Appendix (p. 428), no less than 
116 visits to the honey, or 282 journeys between my 
room and her nest, during which she carried off rather 
more than sixty-four grains of honey. 
It would, however, perhaps be unfair to the bees to 
regard this as indicating that they are less industrious 
than wasps. The deficiency may be due to their being 
more susceptible to cold. 
I may add that I then left home for a few days. I 
covered over the honey, leaving only a small entrance 
for the wasp. When I returned, on the 12th, I found 
her still at work, and by herself. It was evident that 
she had continued her labours, but without bringing 
any friends to assist her. 
Every one has heard of a ‘bee-line.’ It would be 
no less correct to talk of a wasp-line. On August 6 I 
marked a wasp, the nest of which was round the corner 
of the house, so that her direct way home was not out 
of the window by which she entered, but in the opposite 
direction, across the room to a window which was closed. 
I watched her for some hours, during which time she 
constantly went to the closed window, and lost much 
time in buzzing about at it. August 7, I was not able 
to watch her. August 8 and 9, I watched her from 6.25 
4.M., when she made her first visit. She still constantly 
went to the closed window. August 10 and 11, I was 
away from home. August 12, she made her first visit 
at 7.40, and still went to the closed window. August 
18, her first visit was at 6.15; she went to the closed 
window and remained buzzing about there till 7, when 
I caught her and put her out at the open one by which 
she always entered. August 15 and 16, she continued 
