. The honey-makers. Bees. The Legs yi bees' legs are gifted organs, blessed with a versatility other- wise unknown in the realm of legs. The bee has six of them, as is the habit among insects, three on either side of the thorax and attached to it. Each leg consists of ten joints; a small compact joint (i) next the body, called by naturalists the coxa. This is much ahke in all the legs, and serves the useful purpose of at- taching the remainder of the leg to the body by a highly movable joint. Next comes another short joint (2), the trochanter, which serves chiefly to give to the leg freedom of
. The honey-makers. Bees. The Legs yi bees' legs are gifted organs, blessed with a versatility other- wise unknown in the realm of legs. The bee has six of them, as is the habit among insects, three on either side of the thorax and attached to it. Each leg consists of ten joints; a small compact joint (i) next the body, called by naturalists the coxa. This is much ahke in all the legs, and serves the useful purpose of at- taching the remainder of the leg to the body by a highly movable joint. Next comes another short joint (2), the trochanter, which serves chiefly to give to the leg freedom of motion. The third joint (3), or femur, is long and rigid; and these three joints are densely clothed with long-branched hairs that have an important office. The fourth joint (4), or tibia, is long and more or less covered with hairs. It is remarkably modified in the different pairs of legs, and is as interesting as anything we have yet seen about this very interesting insect. The fifth joint (5), or metatarsus, is also long and curious. The remaining five joints are short and triangular, fitting together so as to give them great flexibility in moving. They are sometimes called the " foot," and the last joint of these consists of the "toes" or " ; The legs gain much freedom of motion from the nu- merous joints, while the design of the different divisions allows them to be folded up close to the body when not needed. As organs of walking and running, the legs are efficient enough for the purpose of the bee, who travels only short. 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 Morley, Margaret Warner, 1858-1923. Chicago, A. C. McClurg and company
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