. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 3l8 Marvels of Insect Life. A Carpenler-Bee't Lodgon. Sâm.' , Dr. K. C IVrkins. «hâ l>a> mldal to our knowlclK.' a ,u-,al .lu- appears .â b, ^2^^;^^^;^,!: ^U. ,s ,â,. si, iâ reality, the 'etiim beint; n- strieteil to a sliiirt ami narrow waist at the liiwer sid.'. this waist the fun- and hind- bodies are si^ though then- is only asli;.;lit ' b.'twi-.'n Down the of this part of Ih.' in the fema
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 3l8 Marvels of Insect Life. A Carpenler-Bee't Lodgon. Sâm.' , Dr. K. C IVrkins. «hâ l>a> mldal to our knowlclK.' a ,u-,al .lu- appears .â b, ^2^^;^^^;^,!: ^U. ,s ,â,. si, iâ reality, the 'etiim beint; n- strieteil to a sliiirt ami narrow waist at the liiwer sid.'. this waist the fun- and hind- bodies are si^ though then- is only asli;.;lit ' b.'twi-.'n Down the of this part of Ih.' in the females of eertaiii species there is an oiK'ninK whii li leads to a ravity in the fir>t segment of the liind-bfKly, and tin entrance to it is protected b>' a fringe of stiff hairs. In tin- chamber a niimbiT of ; .if a particular ' Now it is a well-known fart that our humble-bees an- more or li'ss infested with mili-s. and it is the prevailing idea that these creatures are Humble-bi-es. like .ithcr die ; and if one is found in a dying condition with the much in evidence as like tlu- proverbial rats and the sinking H,âi.»|.... shipâthey arc preparing to Mck '"""'""""' other quarters, it is assumed that th'eT'have killed the poor bee. It is but natural, therefore, that on tlu- *2^.v'rv of this mitc'chamber in the females of the M'tor ,a. - should again be supposed that the mites were parasites. It was n endd ttr being subject to the annoyance «' havmg ^ it «ould be to the advantage of the bee to have «'f'",' ;f "^^^ oft P. part of her body where they would be easy reach °« 'h ^"' ,'' '°â orthe bee's exterior-the connection between fore- and hmd-body. On. ⢠"understand a special adaptation of structure to suit the convenience 1 a . Koptorthosoma. â Xylocopa violacea. ' Ovrema pcrkms,.. Cateri'ILLAk of Hklssels
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