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LONDON: PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.
BY THE REV. J. G. WOOD, M.A. AUTHOR OF "HOMES WITHOUT HANDS," ETC.
LONDON: BELL AND DALDY, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
The proprietors of this interesting work having felt that much additional knowledge of the subject has been obtained since the book was written, have asked me to supply characteristic examples of Insect Architecture which were not to be found in its pages. I have accordingly added a considerable number of such examples, in most cases accompanied by figures drawn from the specimens described. I have not been at liberty to alter or expunge, and am not, therefore, responsible for any portion of the letterpress except those passages which are enclosed in brackets [ ]. Some of the specimens from which the figures have been drawn are in my own collection, but the greater part are to be found in the British Museum.
Structures for Protecting Eggs 21 Mason-Wasps 22 Mason-Bees 38 Mining-Bees 50
Carpenter-Bees 55 Carpenter-Wasps 62 Upholsterer-Bees 64
Carder-Bees 74 Lapidary-Bees 79 Humble-Bees 79 Social-Wasps 80
Architecture of the Hive-Bee 112 Preparation of Wax 115 Propolis 126 The Building of the Cell 131
Architecture of the Hive-Bee--_continued_. Form of the Cells 139 Irregularities in their Workmanship 148 The Finishing of the Cells 154
Carpentry of Tree-Hoppers 164 Saw-Flies 168 Icarias 176
Insects Forming Habitations of Detached Leaves 195 Cypress-Spurge Caterpillar 197 Moss-Building Caterpillar 199
Caddis-Worms and Goat-Moth 202 Carpenter-Caterpillars 207 Puss-Moth 211 Capricorn-Beetle 215 Oak-Bark Caterpillars 217
Earth-Mason Caterpillars 219 Ant-Lion 227
Clothes-Moth Caterpillars 235 Tent-Making Caterpillars 243 Stone-Mason Caterpillars 247 Muff-Shaped Tents 250 Leaf-Mining Caterpillars 252 Bark-Mining Caterpillars 257 Grubs of Beetles 258 Wasp-Beetle 261 Stag-Beetle 262
Structures of Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Beetles 264 Mole Cricket 265 Field Cricket 267 Burying Beetle 269 Dung Beetle 271 Tumble-Dung Beetle 273 Cockchafer 275