. Animal life. Zoology. B Fig. 56. â Involution of the tongues of bees: A, trowel-like sh .it tongue (/) of Prosopis, with the mandibles (Mn) at its base ; B, jaws of Rose- cutter Bje (the tongue being turned back); C, elongate honey-sucking tongue of Humble or Hive Bee. The mandibles (///</) are short, but the ami ils adjacent parts (//, /V) arc greatly produced. â (A, B from If. , C/roi/i Lang.) ,1, antennae ; an, eyes : < /â , dorsal groove (epipharynx); //t, upper lip ; mxâ mm, maxillae. of distress or degradation. Her short tongue and slender legs tire signs of an ant
. Animal life. Zoology. B Fig. 56. â Involution of the tongues of bees: A, trowel-like sh .it tongue (/) of Prosopis, with the mandibles (Mn) at its base ; B, jaws of Rose- cutter Bje (the tongue being turned back); C, elongate honey-sucking tongue of Humble or Hive Bee. The mandibles (///</) are short, but the ami ils adjacent parts (//, /V) arc greatly produced. â (A, B from If. , C/roi/i Lang.) ,1, antennae ; an, eyes : < /â , dorsal groove (epipharynx); //t, upper lip ; mxâ mm, maxillae. of distress or degradation. Her short tongue and slender legs tire signs of an antique habit that sufficed the needs of early beedife, and in the eyes of the. 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 Gamble, F. W. (Frederick William), 1869-1926. New York, E. P. Dutton & Company
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