. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. IMPORTANT CLASSES OF INSECTS 209 of instinct, and on this account they have always been a favorite subject for observation and study. A good example is the honeybee. It lives in colonies, as so many species of this class do, and shows remarkable intelligence in the organization of the swarm and the pur- suit of its industry. A study of the special duties of the. a. b. c. a, Ant with Wings; b, Bee; c, Wasp queen, the workers, and the drones is very interesting, and we regret that we cannot give time to it here. The eggs are laid by the
. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. IMPORTANT CLASSES OF INSECTS 209 of instinct, and on this account they have always been a favorite subject for observation and study. A good example is the honeybee. It lives in colonies, as so many species of this class do, and shows remarkable intelligence in the organization of the swarm and the pur- suit of its industry. A study of the special duties of the. a. b. c. a, Ant with Wings; b, Bee; c, Wasp queen, the workers, and the drones is very interesting, and we regret that we cannot give time to it here. The eggs are laid by the queen who, during the height of the season, has been known to produce as many as 3000 in a single day. They develop according to the tj^ical method, the egg being followed by the larva, then by the dormant pupa, and finally the winged adult 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 Schmidt, Charles Christian, 1859-. Boston, New York [etc. ] D. C. Heath & Co
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