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Green Grafhopper, and lodges it in the farther End 
of her Neft ; then (he lays an Egg, and then goes and 
catches two more, and depoftrs them with the other, 
then plaifters up the Hole. The Egg foon produces 
a Maggot. Thefe Grafhoppers, by marvellous Inftindl, 
are provided for its Food, until it changes into its 
Nymph State, in which it lies for a certain Period, 
and then eats its Way our, and flies away, Peeking 
its Mate. 
But what may deferve our farther Attention, is the 
wonderful Sagacity of this Creature, not only in catch- 
ing thefe large Grafhoppers ( See Tab. IV. Fig. 21.), 
which are very like ours, and are very ftrong and nim- 
ble, as mod may have obferved that take them up : But 
their peculiar Skill is to be admired in difabling them, 
either by Bite or Sting, fo as not to kill them ; for 
then they would foon putrify, and be unfit for 
Nourifhmenr. Life fufllcient is left to preferve 
them for the time the Maggot is to feed on them. 
The three Grafhoppers in the Glafs-Cafe were all 
taken alive out of one Neft; but they had loft their 
Agility : Being fecured in a Cavity in the Earth, 
may be a Means to keep them living : When expofed 
to the Air, they died in a Day or two. 
The Sting of this Wafp is painful, but does net 
fwell like others. 
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