. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. FSll iN- in Tiirc First P.\im:k-M.\kick 177 mice to the insect : aiicl \> th wasps and bees have therefore elaborate brushes for keepini^ these vahj- ahle orj^ans clean and neat and in working order. They ahvays remind nie of the brushes I use myself for cleanin<4 the type in my type\vritin«4 machine. The antenn;e-brush of the wasp is lixed on one of lier le^s ; its precise situation on the lej4 as a whole is shown in the little upper diagram ; its detail and various parts are further enlarjfed below. To the left i
. Flashlights on nature [microform]. Insects; Plants; Insectes; Plantes. FSll iN- in Tiirc First P.\im:k-M.\kick 177 mice to the insect : aiicl \> th wasps and bees have therefore elaborate brushes for keepini^ these vahj- ahle orj^ans clean and neat and in working order. They ahvays remind nie of the brushes I use myself for cleanin<4 the type in my type\vritin«4 machine. The antenn;e-brush of the wasp is lixed on one of lier le^s ; its precise situation on the lej4 as a whole is shown in the little upper diagram ; its detail and various parts are further enlarjfed below. To the left is the coarse or lar^e-tooth ^<iâ¢Hii\ comb ; to the rij^ht is the brush ; and above the brush, connected with the handle by an exceed- ingly thin and lilmy membrane, IHp is the Ime-tooth comb, used for removing very small impurities. With this the wasp cleans her precious feelers much as you may have seen flies clean their â \^fi^ wings when they have fallen in a jam-pot; only the wasp's nâ. mechanism is much more beau- segments, tiful and perfect. Almost equally interesting with the brush and comb are the series of tucks in the wasp's body or abdomen, delineated in No. 17. By means of these extraordinarily flexible rings, each held in place or let loose by appropriate muscles, the wasp can twist her body round so conveniently that, no matter how carefully and gingerly you hold her, she will manage to sting you. They M. nil. 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 Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. London : G. Newnes
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