Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower : and for use as a text-book in agricultural schools and colleges . 409 4IO AN ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY. the abdomen contains the pollen-gathering structure,—that is tosay, the segments of the abdomen are furnished with brushes oflong, twisted or knobbed hair, and all the pollen gathered by the Fig. Modifications of the liiiid legs of different bees.—.4, Apis: a, wax cutter and outerview of leg; b, inner aspect of wax cutter and leg ; c, compound hairs; d, anterior leg,showing antennal scraper. B, Melipona : /, peculiar group of spines at ap
Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower : and for use as a text-book in agricultural schools and colleges . 409 4IO AN ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY. the abdomen contains the pollen-gathering structure,—that is tosay, the segments of the abdomen are furnished with brushes oflong, twisted or knobbed hair, and all the pollen gathered by the Fig. Modifications of the liiiid legs of different bees.—.4, Apis: a, wax cutter and outerview of leg; b, inner aspect of wax cutter and leg ; c, compound hairs; d, anterior leg,showing antennal scraper. B, Melipona : /, peculiar group of spines at apex of tibia ;^, inner aspect of wax cutters and first joint of tarsus. C, Bombus: h, wax cutler; i,inner view of same and first joint of tarsus ; all enlarged. Fig. 469. insect is stored among it, ready for transportation to the , however, forms only one portion of the food of the larva,and it must be mixed with honey to form bee bread of a proper composition. This honey is alsogathered from flowers, and themouth parts are modified to thisespecial end. We have two series of bees dis-tinguished by the character of themouth parts,—the short-tonguedand the long-tongued,—both ofwhich may be either solitary orsocial. The short-tongued beeshave the lower lip modified into a bladder-like structure, moreor less pointed at the tip, and
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