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THE nest-building habits of a social wasp, Ropalidia variegata (Smith) were closely observed at the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, from November 1963 to July 1965. Each nest is constructed largely on the lower side of a leaf, to which it is attached by a stiff and rather brittle pedicel, which is continuous with the first cell. The remaining cells of the nest, arranged in vertical rows1,2, hang almost vertically from the first cell, the second cell being placed about 45° to the right or left of the line of gravity of the first cell (Fig. 1).
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DAVIS, T. Nest-structure of a Social Wasp varying with Siting of Leaves. Nature 210, 966–967 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/210966a0
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