text_original: As soon as his mate has squatted upon her eggs, he goes to work at the masonic art; and using his great horned mandibles, first as a hod, and afterwards as a trowel, he walls up the entrance to the nest  leaving an aperture just large enough to be filled up by the beak of the female.
text_transcription: AS SOON AS HIS MATE HAS SQUATTED UPON HER EGGS HE GOES TO WORK AT THE MASONIC ART AND USING HIS GREAT HORNED MANDIBLES FIRST AS A HUT AND AFTERWARDS AS A TROUBLE HE WALLS UP THE ENTRANCE TO THE NEST LEAVING AN APARTURE JUST LARGE ENOUGH TO BE FILLED UP BY THE BEAK OF THE FEMALE
phonemes: æz sˈuːn æz hɪz mˈeɪt hɐz skwˈɑːɾᵻd əpˌɑːn hɜːɹ ˈɛɡz, hiː ɡoʊz tə wˈɜːk æt ðə mæsˈɑːnɪk ˈɑːɹt; ænd jˈuːzɪŋ hɪz ɡɹˈeɪt hˈɔːɹnd mˈændᵻbəlz, fˈɜːst æz ɐ hˈɑːd, ænd ˈæftɚwɚdz æz ɐ tɹˈaʊəl, hiː wˈɔːlz ˌʌp ðɪ ˈɛntɹəns tə ðə nˈɛst lˈiːvɪŋ ɐn ˈæpɚtʃɚ dʒˈʌst lˈɑːɹdʒ ɪnˈʌf təbi fˈɪld ˌʌp baɪ ðə bˈiːk ʌvðə fˈiːmeɪl.