The Mason-bees

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The Mason-bees J.Henri Fabre

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  Doesnotthefactthatthissensehasnotbeenhandeddowntouspointtoaflawinthepedigree?Isubmitthelittleproblemtotheevolutionists;andIshouldmuchliketoknowwhattheirprotoplasmandtheirnucleushavetosaytoit。

  IsthisunknownsenselocalizedinaparticularpartoftheWaspandtheBee?Isitexercisedbymeansofaspecialorgan?Weimmediatelythinkoftheantennae。Theantennaearewhatwealwaysfallbackuponwhentheinsect’sactionsarenotquitecleartous;wegladlyputdowntothemwhateverismostnecessarytoourarguments。Forthatmatter,Ihadplentyoffairlygoodreasonsforsuspectingthemofcontainingthesenseofdirection。WhentheHairyAmmophila(ASand-

  waspwhohuntstheGreyWorm,orCaterpillaroftheTurnip-moth,toserveasfoodforhergrubs。ForothervarietiesoftheAmmophila,cf。

  \"InsectLife\":chapter15。——Translator’sNote。)issearchingfortheGreyWorm,itiswithherantennae,thosetinyfingerscontinuallyfumblingatthesoil,thatsheseemstorecognizethepresenceoftheundergroundprey。Couldnotthoseinquisitivefilaments,whichseemtoguidetheinsectwhenhunting,alsoguideitwhentravelling?Thisremainedtobeseen;andIdidsee。

  ItooksomeMason-beesandamputatedtheirantennaewiththescissors,ascloselyasIcould。Thesemaimedoneswerethencarriedtoadistanceandreleased。Theyreturnedtothenestwithaslittledifficultyastheothers。IonceexperimentedinthesamewaywiththelargestofourCerceres(Cerceristuberculata)(AnotherHuntingWasp,whofeedsheryoungonWeevils。Cf。\"InsectLife\":chapters4and5。——

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