Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 1056
the family of ichneumon-flies. If youare fortunate, you may see, in the fall, a beerepeatedly stinging one of these egg-cases. Sheis laying her eggs on the inside, and when theyoung are hatched they will devour the littlespiders and then spin the mysterious cocoons. Probably before these… … THE EGG-CASE OF ARGlOtI: RIPARIA.At A, with side cut away to sliow position of the basket of eggs.At B is shown the *basket of eggs removed with the top raised toshow the eggs inside. bees after it had spun its cocoon. Look closelyand you may see minute apertures about the sizeof pinholes. These…
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