CHAPTER V.--THE WASPS: THEIR FURY OF IMPROVISATION.

Sensation caused by the intrusion of a wasp, 283 A panegyric on a much-abused insect, 284 Excessive industry of the wasp, 285 It works, first, as a paper manufacturer; and next, as a mason, 285 It builds its city with curious forethought and ingenuity, 286 The mother-wasp, a remarkable example of self-sacrifice, 287 Wasps distinguished by their patriotic enthusiasm, 288 At the approach of winter they dissolve the commonwealth, 289