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 WASPS. 



\'\'.is)),s ;irr divided into two classes, solitary and social. 

 The soci.al wasjjs are quite similar to bees in their habits 

 and dis])ositions but the so-called solitary ones are ver_y 

 difl'erent and exceedingly interesting. 



A \()lunie on the habits of the solitary wasps ( Sphe- 

 coidic ) would ni.ike one of the most interesting and most 

 readable books that can be imagined. ]\Iany species of 

 these solitary w.asps are commonly found about country 

 houses so their habits can quite easily be determined. 



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Miid-Djiihcr ranynisr spidc-r to it's i\il. lilu-ii fill:J. an c-gg is Ijid 

 oil tin- tjst sphiL'i- Jiid flu- Cell sealed. 



Under the eaves of barns and in old attics we usually 

 find domiciles of the mud-daubers belona'ing to the genus 



