. The embryology of the honey bee. Honeybee; Bees. 6 THE EMBRYOLOGY OF THE HONEY BEE (1905), the egg of Polistes is usually attached to that wall of the cell nearest the center of the nest and about two-thirds of the depth of the cell from its mouth. M. ^v Fig. 1. A, Surface view of anterior end of egg, showing the reticulated chorion, and the micropylar area (M) ; x 100. B, Surface view of a small portion of the chorion showing reticulum and tubercules, x 713. Two membranes cover the external surface of the egg. The outer of these, the chorion, (Fig. 1, A and B), is a very thin and transparen


. The embryology of the honey bee. Honeybee; Bees. 6 THE EMBRYOLOGY OF THE HONEY BEE (1905), the egg of Polistes is usually attached to that wall of the cell nearest the center of the nest and about two-thirds of the depth of the cell from its mouth. M. ^v Fig. 1. A, Surface view of anterior end of egg, showing the reticulated chorion, and the micropylar area (M) ; x 100. B, Surface view of a small portion of the chorion showing reticulum and tubercules, x 713. Two membranes cover the external surface of the egg. The outer of these, the chorion, (Fig. 1, A and B), is a very thin and transparent but tough and dense sheet about half a micron in thickness, completely surrounding the egg, and protecting it from direct contact with the atmosphere. The composition of this. 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 Nelson, James Allen. Princeton : Princeton University Press


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