. Insect architecture. Insects. of Carder- Bee's Nest. The carder-bees may be easily distinguished from their congeners (of the same genus), by being not unlike the colour of the withered moss with which they build their nests, having the fore part of their back a dull orange, and hinder part ringed with dif- ferent shades of greyish yellow. They are not so large as the common humble-bee (liombus , Latu.), but rather shorter and thicker in the body than the common hive-bee (/Ipis nullified).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may
. Insect architecture. Insects. of Carder- Bee's Nest. The carder-bees may be easily distinguished from their congeners (of the same genus), by being not unlike the colour of the withered moss with which they build their nests, having the fore part of their back a dull orange, and hinder part ringed with dif- ferent shades of greyish yellow. They are not so large as the common humble-bee (liombus , Latu.), but rather shorter and thicker in the body than the common hive-bee (/Ipis nullified).. 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 Rennie, James, 1787-1867. London, M. A. Nattali
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