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From J. B. Innes   14 September 1881

Summary

JBI’s observations on bees and wasps. The hexagonal cells made by solitary queen wasps do not fit explanation in Origin.

Author:  John Brodie Innes
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  14 Sept 1881
Classmark:  DAR 167: 39
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13337

To J. B. Innes   15 September 1881

Summary

CD interested in JBI’s observations of behaviour of bees. Finds his criticism about hexagonal cells made by queen wasps a good one. Cannot remember how he got out of the difficulty.

His book on worms to be published soon.

E. A. Darwin has died after short illness.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  John Brodie Innes
Date:  15 Sept 1881
Classmark:  Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13339

From J. B. Innes   20 September 1881

Summary

Did not intend his last letter as criticism. Is sure CD would not "wriggle out" of a difficulty if he had observed it.

Sends CD a wasps’ nest.

Author:  John Brodie Innes
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  20 Sept 1881
Classmark:  DAR 167: 40
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13343

To J. B. Innes   22 September [1881]

Summary

Wasps’ nest has arrived.

Gives his view of how queen wasp builds a hexagonal cell by straightening walls between several cells, which she builds at the same time.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  John Brodie Innes
Date:  22 Sept [1881]
Classmark:  Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13349
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