. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 148 thb bke-kbkpbr's guidb ; to follow them closely. Here the rate doubtless depends upon the queen. The legs of worker-bees are very strangely modified. As they are exceedingly useful in the bee economy, this is not strange. We find in the progressive development of all ani- mals, that such organs as are most used are most modified, and thus we see why the legs and mouth organs of the worker-bees are so wonderfully developed. The abundant compound hairs on the first joints of all the legs are very marked in the worker-bee
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 148 thb bke-kbkpbr's guidb ; to follow them closely. Here the rate doubtless depends upon the queen. The legs of worker-bees are very strangely modified. As they are exceedingly useful in the bee economy, this is not strange. We find in the progressive development of all ani- mals, that such organs as are most used are most modified, and thus we see why the legs and mouth organs of the worker-bees are so wonderfully developed. The abundant compound hairs on the first joints of all the legs are very marked in the worker-bees. These are the pol- len-gathering hairs, and from their branching, fluffy nature are well suited to gather the pollen-grains. On the anterior legs the antenna cleaner (Fig. 66) is well marked, as it is in all Hymenoptera except the lowest families where it is nearly or quite absent. In the honey-bee, this is found in the queen and drone as well as in the worker. It is situated at the base of the first tarsus, and consists of a nearly semi-cylindrical concavity (Fig. 66, c), armed on the outer side with from seventy-eight to ninety projecting hairs. These teeth-like hairs projecting as fringe form a very delicate brush. Extending from the tibia is a blade-like organ—really Fig. Anteyma-Cleaner of Wurl;er-Bee.—Original. C Cavity. S Spur. the modified tibial spur (Fig. 66, S)—which when the leg is bent at this joint, comes squarely over the notch in the tarsus. Near the base on the inside a projecting knob is seen which perhaps acts as a strengthener. The part of this blade or spur. 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago. Ill. : George W. York & Co.
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