法苑珠林 32.51

32.51

韓詩外傳曰。孔子曰。老韮為雚。老蒲為葦。搜神記曰。土蜂名曰蜾[虫*嬴]。今世謂蠮螉。細腰之類。其為物雄而無雌。不交不產。常取桑蟲之子育之。則皆化成己子也。

The Han Shi waizhuan states: Confucius said, "Old leeks become wild onions; old reeds become rushes." The Soushen ji states: "The solitary mud-dauber wasp is called *guoluo*. Nowadays, people call it *yeweng*; it belongs to the thin-waisted kind. As a creature, it is male without female, neither mating nor giving birth. It constantly takes the young of mulberry silkworms and nurtures them, whereupon they all transform into its own offspring."