j.Q DISCOVERIES. 



retired, not without an appearance of dif- 

 pleafure. 



The workers then renewed their attempts, 

 about a dozen at a time, and at intervals 

 ccafed to enlarge, while they tried to pull 

 .the nymph out, but were frill difappointed ; 

 for on pulling the nymph upwards fhe was 

 preffed more into the convexity of the top» 

 Four hours were thus employed ; when the 

 queen returned, with like demeanour as 

 before, and proceeded with redoubled efforts 

 to extricate the nymph ; but frill, unfortu- 

 nately, with no better fuccefs, and finally 

 relinquifhed the toil with great concern. 

 However, the labourers refumed the talk of 

 enlargement from top to bottom, which was 

 not effe&ed till near twelve o'clock ; a bu- 

 fmefs of {even hours to draw the nymph 

 out. It was full grown, but — dead! The 

 feafon having been bad, the wax which 

 compofed the cell was coarfe, and much 

 thicker than ufual, fo as to render it impof- 

 fible that the young lady mould extricate 

 herfelf in due time. 



Pur'mg the time of the above obfervation, 



I beheld, 



