. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 320 Marvels of Insect Life. friimllv ciiiniianiim. ciiul llurr iiri' m;inv rxamplis of siuli strnrtiins, !is tli.' pnsi'nt writiT li;is iminticl uiit with siimr ilclail in his bnnlc (in Mi-ssimili-s ; but It would be much ; .â xtraordhuiry if such | were mudc fm- the' romfort cif an c-ncmv who is supposed to brini; abcuit tlu' inilimcly death ol its benefactor. The habits of these- be'cs make It a dillieult matter to determine precisely vvlial are the relations subsistinv betwe
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 320 Marvels of Insect Life. friimllv ciiiniianiim. ciiul llurr iiri' m;inv rxamplis of siuli strnrtiins, !is tli.' pnsi'nt writiT li;is iminticl uiit with siimr ilclail in his bnnlc (in Mi-ssimili-s ; but It would be much ; .â xtraordhuiry if such | were mudc fm- the' romfort cif an c-ncmv who is supposed to brini; abcuit tlu' inilimcly death ol its benefactor. The habits of these- be'cs make It a dillieult matter to determine precisely vvlial are the relations subsistinv between the bee and the mite, but we believe that fulle r investit;aticm will show that the mites are scaveiiKeis, feeding upon the debris, and possiblv (.â c-rnis, that rim^ to th.' ; hairs with whieh both earpenter-hee. and humble-bees are clothed. It is worthy of note in this eemnection that th,' males of both kinds of bees do not perform any of the miniiif; in wood or earth that is calculated to brin^ about the soillnj; of this hairv i-oat. They spend their short existenee in the- open air and sunshine', and are not trouHed by mites; but il the mites were parasites the male bees should h- as acceptable food-providers as their mates. Certain butterflies, notablv the " blues," Irc- cpiently ha\-e one or meire rather lar);c' reel mites upon them ; but it seems preib- able that in this case thee are m e r e1> u s i n f! the PiHjoiy) II ii.,ja,. butterflies as .\ rcKKhc i-iiK Mites A law «*nf rari-., l).'.' .t .;r In il, 1-iv Inr ^^ ... ..f .i stUf^e COaelies ch'mbrr.'"""â '" " to ennvee them from plant to plant. On page of this work there is a phcitosraph ol tlie bif,' West Indian dckroaeh known a> the Drummer. In the middle of the' baek of the speeimen phote>f;raphed there is a li^ht patch, whieh cannot be resolved into anythin;; dehnite in the reproductio
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