. British insects : a familiar description of the form, structure, habits, and transformations of insects. Wing of Drone-fly. Two Wings of Bee. (iiristalis tencuc.) two narrow wings on each side, which lying, when not inuse, the one above the other in a small space, pass scathe- E 50 INSECTS. less thoro bush, thoro briar/ as she wends her wayin search of food for the day or stores for the future, oras she traverses the narrow passages of the hive, admi-nistering food to the ever-ready pupa, or forming freshcells wherein to lay up her golden treasures. We see then the purpose of the division of
. British insects : a familiar description of the form, structure, habits, and transformations of insects. Wing of Drone-fly. Two Wings of Bee. (iiristalis tencuc.) two narrow wings on each side, which lying, when not inuse, the one above the other in a small space, pass scathe- E 50 INSECTS. less thoro bush, thoro briar/ as she wends her wayin search of food for the day or stores for the future, oras she traverses the narrow passages of the hive, admi-nistering food to the ever-ready pupa, or forming freshcells wherein to lay up her golden treasures. We see then the purpose of the division of the wing;and now, how is the loss of power compensated ? Bythe presence of a roio of hooks on the front edge of thehind wing, which, fitting into a fold in the hind edgeof the fore wing, connect the two in flight and make, asit were, one wing of the two. Fig. 24.
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