. Elementary entomology. Entomology. Fig. 426. A common short-tongued bee {A//- drena sp.). (Slightly enlarged) None of the short-tongued bees Hve in colonies, and many of them make their nests in the ground, which has given them the name of "mining ; Their tunnels are usually branched, each branch terminating in a single cell, which is lined with a sort of glazing. After this cell is filled with nectar and pollen, the is laid and the cell is then sealed up. Quite commonly, large numbers of these tunnels will be found near together, forming large villages. Some of the small
. Elementary entomology. Entomology. Fig. 426. A common short-tongued bee {A//- drena sp.). (Slightly enlarged) None of the short-tongued bees Hve in colonies, and many of them make their nests in the ground, which has given them the name of "mining ; Their tunnels are usually branched, each branch terminating in a single cell, which is lined with a sort of glazing. After this cell is filled with nectar and pollen, the is laid and the cell is then sealed up. Quite commonly, large numbers of these tunnels will be found near together, forming large villages. Some of the smaller forms mine into the sides of sand banks and cliffs, their numerous holes making the surface appear as if it had received a charge from a shotgun. These little females of the genus HalictJis have the interesting habit of making a common burrow into a bank and then each making a side passage to her own cells, so that, as Professor Comstock aptl)' remarks, "While Andrcna builds villages composed of individual homes, Halictus makes cities composed of apartment ;. Fig. 427. A mining- bee {Halictus lerouxii var. 7-iibontm Ckll.). (Slightly enlarged). 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 Sanderson, Dwight, 1878-1944; Jackson, C. F. (Cicero Floyd), b. 1882; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Boston, Ginn
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