Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 1165
box in a shed, I found a piece of mud, irregular inshape. I broke into this, and, to my surprise, a lot oflittle dead insects rolled out. Placing the insects back,I put the piece broken off in position again, and callingmy father to look at it, he said it was probably theproperty of a mud-wasp. In… … BROWN MUD-WASP GATHERING MUD. Pieces are taken about half the size of the wasps head and arealways carried by the mandibles. 1904.] NATURE AND SCIENCE EOR YOUNG FOLKS. I 135 assume all sorts of odd attitudes. Thelarva wasp eats the softer parts of thespider, leaving the head and legs. It isthese…
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