. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 158 Honey-Comb Coral. inch in diameter. These (Figs. 54, 55) are not fossil honey-comb as many are led to believe, though the resem- blance is so striking that no wonder the public generally are deceived. These specimens are fossil coral, which the paleontologist places in the genus Favosites; favosus being a common species in our State. They are very abundant in the lime rock in northern Michigan, and are very prop- FiG. 55. iiis#. Jfoney-CoinO Ccral, erly denominated honey-comb coral. The animals of which these were once
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 158 Honey-Comb Coral. inch in diameter. These (Figs. 54, 55) are not fossil honey-comb as many are led to believe, though the resem- blance is so striking that no wonder the public generally are deceived. These specimens are fossil coral, which the paleontologist places in the genus Favosites; favosus being a common species in our State. They are very abundant in the lime rock in northern Michigan, and are very prop- FiG. 55. iiis#. Jfoney-CoinO Ccral, erly denominated honey-comb coral. The animals of which these were once the skeletons, so to speak, are not insects at all, though often called so by men of consider- able information. The species of the genus Favosites first appeared in the Upper Silurian rocks, culminated in tlie Devonian, and dis- api^eared in the earl\- Carhonifeioiis. No insects appeared till the De\iiaiaa a;^e, and no Plymenoptera—bees, wasps, etc.—till after the (.'aiboniferous. So the old time Favo- sites reared its limestone colunnis and helped to build islands. 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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