. First lessons in zoology. Zoology. THE HONEY-BEE ^ND OTHER SOCIAL ANIMALS 317 members of the community except a few fertilized females die in the autumn, the surviving queens founding new colonies in the spring. The queen then builds a minia- ture "hornet's nest " (fig. 249), lays an egg in each cell, and stores the cells with chewed insects. The first brood is composed of workers, which enlarge the nest, get more food, and relieve the queen of all labor except that of egg-laying. More broods of workers follow until the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page
. First lessons in zoology. Zoology. THE HONEY-BEE ^ND OTHER SOCIAL ANIMALS 317 members of the community except a few fertilized females die in the autumn, the surviving queens founding new colonies in the spring. The queen then builds a minia- ture "hornet's nest " (fig. 249), lays an egg in each cell, and stores the cells with chewed insects. The first brood is composed of workers, which enlarge the nest, get more food, and relieve the queen of all labor except that of egg-laying. More broods of workers follow until 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 Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937. New York, H. Holt and Company
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