. The bee people. Bees. How She Hears and Smells. 69 the bumble-bee, and you can see them very well indeed with an ordinary magnifying glass. They are on the inside of the leg at x and A. There is a circular opening at A just large enough for the antennae to fit into. It is bordered by a sort of round comb, that reminds us of those' combs little girls sometimes wear. Only this comb is very small and the teeth point outward. At the end of the joint above, at x, a stiff flap hangs down. When the leg is bent the flap is brought down in front of the cir- cular opening, as you see in the picture. W
. The bee people. Bees. How She Hears and Smells. 69 the bumble-bee, and you can see them very well indeed with an ordinary magnifying glass. They are on the inside of the leg at x and A. There is a circular opening at A just large enough for the antennae to fit into. It is bordered by a sort of round comb, that reminds us of those' combs little girls sometimes wear. Only this comb is very small and the teeth point outward. At the end of the joint above, at x, a stiff flap hangs down. When the leg is bent the flap is brought down in front of the cir- cular opening, as you see in the picture. When Miss Apis wishes to clean her antenna, which is very often, she raises her leg above her head, and draws it down over her antenna, which slips into the circular opening. Then she bends her leg, the flap holds the antenna in place, and she draws that precious organ through 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 Morley, Margaret Warner, 1858- [from old catalog]. Chicago, A. C. McClurg and company
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