. An introduction to zoology, with directions for practical work (invertebrates). 404 INTRODUCTION TO ZOOLOGY CHAP. also be many smaller winged forms, which are the male ants (Fig. 309, &), and several young winged queens, who, however, will not normally lay eggs until they have been out with the males for their "marriage flight," after which they will form new nests. To study in detail the structure and habits of these ants, the queen, a handful of workers, and some of the brood should be brought home in the spring, and kept for observation in such a nest as that de- scribed on
. An introduction to zoology, with directions for practical work (invertebrates). 404 INTRODUCTION TO ZOOLOGY CHAP. also be many smaller winged forms, which are the male ants (Fig. 309, &), and several young winged queens, who, however, will not normally lay eggs until they have been out with the males for their "marriage flight," after which they will form new nests. To study in detail the structure and habits of these ants, the queen, a handful of workers, and some of the brood should be brought home in the spring, and kept for observation in such a nest as that de- scribed on p. 428. External The workers Structure, are usually of (a) The two sizes, the Worker, i v larger being shown in Fig. 309, a, but the structure is similar in both forms; the division of the body into head, "thorax," and abdomen is very n&l hsxjiS:. 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 Lulham, Rosalie Blanche Jermaine. London, Macmillan
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