Archive image from page 147 of Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and. Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and practical. A complete treatise on the anatomy, physiology, floral relations, and profitable management of the hive bee CUbiodiversity1154323 Year: 1886 ( 126 BEES AND BEE-KEEPING. flour, when it is offered to them as artificial pollen (see Artificial Pollen), and why, also, they so earnestly clean their legs from all dust. The pulvilli are cleared by rubbing the tarsi together, when the pulvillus is drawn over their abundant hairs, which are, in part, brushes provided for this very purpose. D
Archive image from page 147 of Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and. Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and practical. A complete treatise on the anatomy, physiology, floral relations, and profitable management of the hive bee CUbiodiversity1154323 Year: 1886 ( 126 BEES AND BEE-KEEPING. flour, when it is offered to them as artificial pollen (see Artificial Pollen), and why, also, they so earnestly clean their legs from all dust. The pulvilli are cleared by rubbing the tarsi together, when the pulvillus is drawn over their abundant hairs, which are, in part, brushes provided for this very purpose. Dredging flour over a bee will start at once this movement, tiny pellets being dropped during the operation, while the tongue is now and again out- stretched to supply saliva. Thus, the bee is able, not only to clean itself, but to pack such a dry, Fig. 26.—Bee's Foot in Climbing, Showing Automatic Action of Pulvillus (Magnified Thirty times). A, Position of Foot in Climbing Slippery Surface, or Glass—pi;, Pulvillus; fh, Feeling Hairs; an, Anguiculus, or Claw; t, Tarsal Joint. B, Position of Foot in Climbing Rough Surface ; lettering as before. C, Section of Pulvillus Just Touching Flat Surface—cr, Curved Rod. D, Same Applied to the Surface. unadhesive substance as pea flour, in beautiful pellets, on its hind legs. We have seen that the pulvillus cannot be used without loss of material. It is, besides, exceedinglv delicate, and easily injured by any roughness, so that it is doubly desirable not to bring it into play where the claws would take effect. I find all this is secured by a most striking automatic arrangement. B, Fig. 26 represents the pulvillus in its rest position, pointing backwards, as it stands between the claws. If the bee is ascending a rough surface, the points of the
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