. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 36 BULLETIN 67, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. The }Toung of bees are reared in cells which are constructed by the mothers. The food given is a mixture of pollen and honey. Some larvae spin a cocoon, in which they transform; others do not. Quite a number of bees (fig. 74) are parasitic on their more industrious relatives, the adult laying eggs in the nest prepared by another bee, and her egg hatching before that of the rightful owner. The honey bee is social, and there is a worker caste which builds the cells, collects the nectar and pollen,
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 36 BULLETIN 67, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. The }Toung of bees are reared in cells which are constructed by the mothers. The food given is a mixture of pollen and honey. Some larvae spin a cocoon, in which they transform; others do not. Quite a number of bees (fig. 74) are parasitic on their more industrious relatives, the adult laying eggs in the nest prepared by another bee, and her egg hatching before that of the rightful owner. The honey bee is social, and there is a worker caste which builds the cells, collects the nectar and pollen, and cares for the young, the female or queen only laying the eggs. The bumble-. FlG. 71.—A MUTILLID OR STINGING ANT, ROPHTHALMA 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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