. In nature's workshop [microform]. Sciences de la vie; Natural history; Life sciences; Sciences naturelles. io6 In Nature's Workshop the fly couldn't easily re-develop these stunted and almost abortive wings to the primitive size, as one sees them in the bumble-bee; so what did it do? Made the one pair of front wings look like two pair, by means of a notch half-way down the side, as you may see by comparing the two figures. 'Tis ever thus. The disguise is always external only; it affects nothing but outer appearances, leaving internal organs and structure of the beast unaltered. S
. In nature's workshop [microform]. Sciences de la vie; Natural history; Life sciences; Sciences naturelles. io6 In Nature's Workshop the fly couldn't easily re-develop these stunted and almost abortive wings to the primitive size, as one sees them in the bumble-bee; so what did it do? Made the one pair of front wings look like two pair, by means of a notch half-way down the side, as you may see by comparing the two figures. 'Tis ever thus. The disguise is always external only; it affects nothing but outer appearances, leaving internal organs and structure of the beast unaltered. So, when a savage dresses up in the skin of a wild animal, in order to approach others of the same kind without being noticed, his disguise is external only: peel off the skin, and in essentials, beneath, he is human. It is the same with mimicry. Visible parts undergo modi- fication : invisible parts are never altered. A legend of the stage tells us of a thoroughly conscientious actor who blacked himself all over to play Othello ; nature is content with blacking the face and hands like the ordinary unconscientious player. In No. 9 you see the same two insects, the bumble-bee and the Volucella fly, feeding side by. NO. 9.—THE REAL BEE AND THE FALSE ONE, ON A HEAD OF DUTCH CLOVER : WHICH IS WHICH?. 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 Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. Toronto : W. Briggs
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