FAMILY NAMES 
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“ Rather hard on the hymenop- 
tera,” said the wasp. 
“ But I have often thought,” the 
ant suggested, “that that proves us 
to be of a high order of beings, 
for I have heard that there is noth¬ 
ing in the world so helpless when 
it is young, as a human.”. 
“ There is some consolation in 
that,” said the wasp sharply. “I am 
glad they have a period when they 
cannot harm us. What a pity they 
do not stay in that stage always, 
the meddlesome things!” 
“But now that you have discov¬ 
ered how much alike we hymenop- 
tera are, I must tell you that, 
although this is our order name, 
each of us belongs to a separate 
