260 CELLS OF THE HONEYCOMB. 



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I have also some specimens of the cells formed 

 by wasps, which show, that the partitions be- 

 tween them are also double, and that the agglu- 

 tinating substance between them is more easily 

 destroyed than that between the cells of the bee. 



I confess, that I do not know whether this 

 structure has been observed by others before me ; 

 but whether it has or not, I claim no merit for the 

 discovery, as I was led to remark the structure 

 by mere accident, and. not from any previous in- 

 vestigation. 



