. The bee-keeper's guide : or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. MANUAL OK THE APIARY. 73 these vibrations, as we recognize pitch, or whether they iust distinguish the tremor, I think no one knows. There is some reason to believe that their delicate touch-organs may enable them to discriminate between vibrations, even more accurately than can we by the use of our ears. A slight jar will quickly awaken a colony of hybrids, while a loud noise will pass un- noticed. If insects can appreciate with great delicacy the different vibratory conditions of the air by an excessive devel- opment of the sense of
. The bee-keeper's guide : or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. MANUAL OK THE APIARY. 73 these vibrations, as we recognize pitch, or whether they iust distinguish the tremor, I think no one knows. There is some reason to believe that their delicate touch-organs may enable them to discriminate between vibrations, even more accurately than can we by the use of our ears. A slight jar will quickly awaken a colony of hybrids, while a loud noise will pass un- noticed. If insects can appreciate with great delicacy the different vibratory conditions of the air by an excessive devel- opment of the sense of touch, then undoubtedly the antenns great aids. Dr. Clemens thought that insects could Fig. 20. Fig. Facets of Compound Eyes, after Dujardin. F Facets. S 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago : York
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