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a. m., opened the door, and stationed ourselves well to one side 
so as not to interfere with the movements of the wasps. They 
came out very naturally, usually pausing a moment before fly¬ 
ing. They followed each other so slowly that we could easily 
see which window each went out of; twenty-two flew through 
the west window, s*way from the nest, and sixteen through the 
east toward the ftest. The first wasp left the >oat-house at 9:10, 
the others following at intervals of from half a minute to a min¬ 
ute. The record of the watcher at the nest was as follows : 
At 9:11 1 arrived and was killed. 
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