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... wasps : " I suppose it's useful , or the Government would not pay you for it . " Yet , if science is to flourish , a merely tolerant commu- nity is not good enough . The community should be con- vinced of the need for scientists ; it ...
... wasps : " I suppose it's useful , or the Government would not pay you for it . " Yet , if science is to flourish , a merely tolerant commu- nity is not good enough . The community should be con- vinced of the need for scientists ; it ...
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... wasp that lives during its youth as a parasite within a developing fly ( pupa ) . More than one wasp may grow within a single fly . Since the pupa represents a limited supply of food , the eventual size of the wasp depends upon how many ...
... wasp that lives during its youth as a parasite within a developing fly ( pupa ) . More than one wasp may grow within a single fly . Since the pupa represents a limited supply of food , the eventual size of the wasp depends upon how many ...
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... wasp can familiarize herself well enough with her surroundings to be able to find her nest again . Any- one who is intrepid enough to play with wasps can demon- strate this ability to his satisfaction by moving the nest a few feet or ...
... wasp can familiarize herself well enough with her surroundings to be able to find her nest again . Any- one who is intrepid enough to play with wasps can demon- strate this ability to his satisfaction by moving the nest a few feet or ...
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