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