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A SUMMER or two ago I observed a number of dead flies, blue-bottles, humble-bees, and hive bees on a certain part of one path in my garden; though the dead insects were removed every day, yet a fresh collection was seen every morning, the cause of death remaining unknown for several days. One morning I was earlier than usual in the garden, and I saw a number of wasps attacking flies and bees in their flight, biting and twisting their wings, and ultimately killing their victims on the ground.
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SMITH, W. Carnivorous Wasps. Nature 21, 563 (1880). https://doi.org/10.1038/021563b0
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