. First lessons in zoology. Zoology. THE HONEY-BEE AND OTHER SOCIAL ANIMALS 315 Careful observation of the ants in the indoor nest, and of nests and individuals out of doors, will reveal many of the remarkable and in- teresting features of ant life, and almost surel)'things not now known to naturalists will be found out. Wasps and bumble-bees.—The true wasps, commonly called yellow- jackets and hornets, and the bum- ble-bees, also live in communities: but among these forms each house- hold lasts only from spring into autumn, new communities being formed the next spring by queens which live thr
. First lessons in zoology. Zoology. THE HONEY-BEE AND OTHER SOCIAL ANIMALS 315 Careful observation of the ants in the indoor nest, and of nests and individuals out of doors, will reveal many of the remarkable and in- teresting features of ant life, and almost surel)'things not now known to naturalists will be found out. Wasps and bumble-bees.—The true wasps, commonly called yellow- jackets and hornets, and the bum- ble-bees, also live in communities: but among these forms each house- hold lasts only from spring into autumn, new communities being formed the next spring by queens which live through the winter. The few bumble-bees which we see in winter-time, usually hiding in some sheltered place, are queens. In the spring each queen finds a deserted mouse's nest or other hole in the ground, gathers a mass of pollen, and lays some eggs on it. The larvje, hatching, feed on the pollen, dig out irregular cells for themselves in it, pupate, and soon issue as workers or unfertile females. These workers gather more pollen, the queen lays more eggs, and several succes- sive broods of workers are produced. Finally, late in the summer a brood con- taining males (drones) and (Natural fertile females (queens) is produced, mating takes place, and then before winter all the workers and drones and some of the queens die, leaving a few fertilized. Fig. 246. — Bumble-bee at clover blossom. (From life.). 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 Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937. New York, H. Holt and Company
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