. The honey-bee; its nature, homes and products. Bees. NATURAL HISTORY. 15 containing food-stores. Moreover, the former are situated usually in or near the centre of each comb, \vhile the latter, where the two co-exist, are found. Fig. 4.—A. I-arva full grown, viewed sideways. B. Larva preparing for Pupa state. near the top. It is very important to learn the difference in appearance between the two, as several points of successful manipulation depend upon the knowledge. Tfie nymph or pupa.—In this condition the insect is at first semi-transparent, and white, with a yellowish tinge. Hour by hou
. The honey-bee; its nature, homes and products. Bees. NATURAL HISTORY. 15 containing food-stores. Moreover, the former are situated usually in or near the centre of each comb, \vhile the latter, where the two co-exist, are found. Fig. 4.—A. I-arva full grown, viewed sideways. B. Larva preparing for Pupa state. near the top. It is very important to learn the difference in appearance between the two, as several points of successful manipulation depend upon the knowledge. Tfie nymph or pupa.—In this condition the insect is at first semi-transparent, and white, with a yellowish tinge. Hour by hour the various organs of the per- fect bee proceed in their development, and become more and more discernible through the thin pellicle enshrouding them. On the head, the eyes and an- tennae assume their ultimate size and marvellous structure. The legs and wings are clearly seen folded lengthwise along the thorax and abdomen. The chitinous covering of the body attains increasing firmness, and the colour of the exterior deepens to a greyish brown. At length, in periods varying in the three classes of inmates of the hive, maturity is reached. In the case of queens, sixteen days suffice for complete metamor- phosis from the egg to the full-grown insect. Drones require twenty-four days, and workers from nineteen to twenty-two days, according to the warmth of the weather, to go through all their 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 Harris, William Hetherington, 1835-. London, The Religious tract society
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