68 CURIOUS HOMES AND THEIR TENANTS. 



casion a wasp of the same genus made its nest, as 

 sho^vn in the illustration, in the hole of an old spool 

 of thread. 



Bumble bee and nest. 



SENSES OF ANTS. 



THEIR SENSE OF SMELL WORTH ALL THE REST. 



A gentleman once placed a numher of ants in a 

 box closed at the sides, but in one corner of which he 

 had made a small hole. There was a piece of glass 

 in the corner that let in a little light, and through it 

 he could see what was going on inside. At first the 

 ants scattered and ran everywhere seeking an outlet 

 to freedom. At last one ant found the hole, but in- 

 stead of escaping by it the little insect came back 

 and touched a number of its friends with its feelers, 

 or antennae as they are called, and these touched the 

 rest. As soon as this was done all the ants formed 



