. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. O MELANDER AND BRUES. through natural selection and heredity till it manifests itself in the actions just recorded. But the conduct of the male towards his nest-mate, an inhospitable act which a gleam of reasoning intelli- gence would not permit under the circumstances, lends itself rather to the theory of a mechanical instinct, actuated in this case by the chemical nature of Mntilla s poison. If this be so it will be questioned why the bee does not behave as when Mntilla itself approaches. Does the mixture of Mntilla -influ
. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. O MELANDER AND BRUES. through natural selection and heredity till it manifests itself in the actions just recorded. But the conduct of the male towards his nest-mate, an inhospitable act which a gleam of reasoning intelli- gence would not permit under the circumstances, lends itself rather to the theory of a mechanical instinct, actuated in this case by the chemical nature of Mntilla s poison. If this be so it will be questioned why the bee does not behave as when Mntilla itself approaches. Does the mixture of Mntilla -influence and compel an impassive head-on greeting while. FIG. 4. Combat between Mutilla and Halictus. " Down the hill they roll heed- less of everything but an inborn desire to annihilate each ; Mntilla alone induces the male-watcher to turn tail in the manner described on the next page ? One little bee once displayed an originality not noticed again. For fully twenty minutes she had waited at the entrance of her home, gently urging admission by advancing to the nest-opening once each minute. The male would retreat a short distance each time but not sufficiently far to admit the female, who would then retire, resting with her antennae almost touching those of 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 Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ); Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ). Annual report 1907/08-1952; Lillie, Frank Rattray, 1870-1947; Moore, Carl Richard, 1892-; Redfield, Alfred Clarence, 1890-1983. Woods Hole, Mass. : Marine Biological Laboratory
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