. The bee people. Bees. 64 The Bee People. With her wings safely locked together, away she goes, sure and swift. When she closes them, the smaller ones slip under the larger ones out of the way. You see, four wings are handy when one wants to close them and have them out of the way, but two are best to fly with. So, being a somewhat eccentric and withal ingenious individual, as you may have observed for yourself before this, Miss Apis has two wings to fly with, but four to fold Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for


. The bee people. Bees. 64 The Bee People. With her wings safely locked together, away she goes, sure and swift. When she closes them, the smaller ones slip under the larger ones out of the way. You see, four wings are handy when one wants to close them and have them out of the way, but two are best to fly with. So, being a somewhat eccentric and withal ingenious individual, as you may have observed for yourself before this, Miss Apis has two wings to fly with, but four to fold 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 Morley, Margaret Warner, 1858- [from old catalog]. Chicago, A. C. McClurg and company


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