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UNDER THE PLANTAIN LEAF 
of our family name. I wondered 
what that could mean, but I begin 
to understand now.” 
“Yes,” said the ant, “your family 
name is Apis.” 
“Dear me,” buzzed the wasp, as 
though very much excited, “how 
very learned we are becoming! But 
I must say, Miss Bee, your family 
name is very suggestive of Apes, 
which I have heard are very dis¬ 
agreeable creatures. I do hope they 
are not related to us, also.” 
“Oh, no indeed, not in the least,” 
said the ant with a hymenopteric 
laugh that might have been heard 
three lengths of a wing away. 
“But how about the wasp?” asked 
the bee. “Has she no family name? 
