. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. 254 INSECT LIFE. THE BUTTERFLY.* Leafless, stemless, floating flower. From a rainbow's scattered bower. Like a bubble of the air Blown by fairies, tell me where Seed or scion I may find Bearing blossoms of thy kind.— yohn B. Tabb. THE BEES, WASPS, AND DIGGER-WASPS. Throughout the summer and autumn the bees, wasps, and digger-wasps abound on the blossoms of roadside weeds. It requires some study and obser- vation to distinguish these three groups
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. 254 INSECT LIFE. THE BUTTERFLY.* Leafless, stemless, floating flower. From a rainbow's scattered bower. Like a bubble of the air Blown by fairies, tell me where Seed or scion I may find Bearing blossoms of thy kind.— yohn B. Tabb. THE BEES, WASPS, AND DIGGER-WASPS. Throughout the summer and autumn the bees, wasps, and digger-wasps abound on the blossoms of roadside weeds. It requires some study and obser- vation to distinguish these three groups of insects, but the pupils should learn to do so. Specimens of several species of each of these groups should be col- lected, properly labeled, and placed in the collection. All of these belong to the order Hymenoptera. THE BEES. The bees can be distinguished from all other Hy- menoptera by the form of the basal segment of the hind tarsi (Fig. 230, c). This segment is more or less dilated, flattened, usually hairy, and bears an apparatus for collect- ing and carrying pollen. In some bees, however —those that do not make nests for themselves, but lay their eggs in the. Fig. 230.—Leg:s of insects : «, wasp; A, ichneumon-fly; c, bee ; t, trochan- ter ; z«, metatarsus. * From Poems by John B. Tabb, by permission of Messrs. Copeland and 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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