Paper, 'Observation about wasps, and the difference of their sexes' by William Derham
Reference number: CLP/15i/74
Date: January 1724
Description
Derham explains how he spent time at the top of Collegiate Chapel in Windsor Castle in July 1723, and how he observed many wasps flying around during this time. He shares observations on the queen wasp and common labouring wasps. He goes on to describe the differences between the queens, the kings, and the common labouring wasps. Annotations in ink throughout.
Subject: Zoology / Entomology
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Observations about Wasps, and the difference of their sexes'
Read to the Royal Society on 23 January 1724
- Reference number
- CLP/15i/74
- Earliest possible date
- January 1724
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 10 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Derham, Paper, 'Observation about wasps, and the difference of their sexes' by William Derham, January 1724, CLP/15i/74, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_15i_74/paper-observation-about-wasps-and-the-difference-of-their-sexes-by-william-derham, accessed on 16 May 2026
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IV. Observations about Wasps, and the difference of their sexes External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1724
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1724.0012
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'Observations about Wasps and the Difference of their Sexes' by William Derham, Prebendary of Windsor
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