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scarcely decide upon its place in the present work, whether it 
was to be ranked as an example of the pensiles, social insects, 
or builders. On account, however, of the locality which is chosen 
NESTS OF POLISTES. 
for it, and the peculiar method by which it is attached to the 
branch, I have decided upon placing it among the pensile nests. 
Generally, the shape of the comb is nearly round, as is seen 
in the upper figure of the illustration. The cells are remarkable 
for their radiating form, the bases being a trifle smaller than the 
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