. Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and practical. A complete treatise on the anatomy, physiology, floral relations, and profitable management of the hive bee. Bee culture; Bees. 124 BEES AND BEE-KEEPING. the hive roof to its door, at the commencement of comb building, is due to the strong claws, or anguiculi {an, Fig. 25), which are found at the termination of the tarsus. These claws, of great strength, bear a secondary talon on the side, and carry long feeling hairs {fh). They are capable of two movements. They can be turned upwards, as at B, or point down- wards, as at A, Plate V.; and, be
. Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and practical. A complete treatise on the anatomy, physiology, floral relations, and profitable management of the hive bee. Bee culture; Bees. 124 BEES AND BEE-KEEPING. the hive roof to its door, at the commencement of comb building, is due to the strong claws, or anguiculi {an, Fig. 25), which are found at the termination of the tarsus. These claws, of great strength, bear a secondary talon on the side, and carry long feeling hairs {fh). They are capable of two movements. They can be turned upwards, as at B, or point down- wards, as at A, Plate V.; and, besides, they can be 1. C 7 »#. Fig. 25.—Foot of Bee, with the Pulvillus in Use (Magnified Fifty times). A, Under View of Foot—t, t. Tarsal Joints ; an, Anguiculi; fh, Feeling Hairs ; pv Pulvillus; cr, Curved Rod. B, Side View of Foot; lettering as^before' c' Central Part of Sole—pel, Pad ; cr, Curved Rod ; fh, Feelino- Hairs •' pv Pulvillus Unopened. ' ' made to approach each other, although not sufficiently to meet. When turned upwards, the perfect support they give to sisters desirous of forming another link in the living chain is evident. By means of these claws, bees walk on the edges of their comb cells, fix themselves on the alighting-board, as they fan in 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 Cheshire, Frank Richard, 1833?-1894. London, L. U. Gill
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