. In nature's workshop [microform]. Sciences de la vie; Natural history; Life sciences; Sciences naturelles. Masquerades and Disguises 105 doubts have lately been cast upon this fact, because the fly which imitates the bee has been seen to enter the nests of wasps : but I do not attach much importance to this objection, which needs even now to be more widely demonstrated. At any rate, these facts remain, that various kinds of Volucella mimic various kinds of bumble-bee, and that the young of one de- vour the young of the other. For my part, I say confidently, a clear case of loitering under di
. In nature's workshop [microform]. Sciences de la vie; Natural history; Life sciences; Sciences naturelles. Masquerades and Disguises 105 doubts have lately been cast upon this fact, because the fly which imitates the bee has been seen to enter the nests of wasps : but I do not attach much importance to this objection, which needs even now to be more widely demonstrated. At any rate, these facts remain, that various kinds of Volucella mimic various kinds of bumble-bee, and that the young of one de- vour the young of the other. For my part, I say confidently, a clear case of loitering under disguise, with intent to commit a burglary. The case of the bumble- bee and the Volucella fly is an excellent example also of the extent to which alone mimicry is possible. I said above that ani:nals of quite different families mimicked one another : and you can see for yourselves here just how far the imitation goes, and where it fails. For the bees have two pairs of wmgs each, folded one slightly under the other; but the whole group of flies has practically only one pair, the second or hinder pair having dwindled away to a couple of slender little "poisers," or " balancers," which you can see sticking out from the side of the upper figure in No. 8. Now,. NO. 8. — LOWER KIGURK, BUMBLE-BEE: UPPER FIGURE, KLY WHICH IMI- TATES IT. i:. f-'i i. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. Toronto : W. Briggs
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