. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 54 How to Study Insects, related to the habits of animals, as the mouth and other organs that have to do with food-taking and food-getting? Every bee-keeper will receive great benefit by dissecting these parts and studying their form and relations for him- self. By getting his children interested in the same, hu will have conferred upon them one of the rarest of bless- ings. To dissect these parts, first remove the head and care- fully pin it to a cork, passing the pin thi-ough, well back between the eyes. Now separate the
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 54 How to Study Insects, related to the habits of animals, as the mouth and other organs that have to do with food-taking and food-getting? Every bee-keeper will receive great benefit by dissecting these parts and studying their form and relations for him- self. By getting his children interested in the same, hu will have conferred upon them one of the rarest of bless- ings. To dissect these parts, first remove the head and care- fully pin it to a cork, passing the pin thi-ough, well back between the eyes. Now separate the parts by two needle points, made by inserting a needle for half its length into a wooden pen-holder, leaving the point projecting for three- fourths of an inch. With one of these in each hand com- mence operations. The head may be either side up. Much Fig. Microscope mounted for Dissecti?/^. â may be learned in dissecting large insects, even with no glass; but in all cases, and especially in small insects, a good lens will be of great value. The best lens now in the market is the Coddington lens, mounted in German sil- ver. These are imported from England. Thev can be procured of any optician, and only cost $ These lenses can be mounted in a convenient stand (Fig. 9) which may be made in twenty minutes. I think one of these more valuable than a large compound microscope, 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. : George W. York & Co.
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