. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. The BUster-Beetle and the Oil Beetle. "3 but part (jf the fori'-biidy i^ >i iirccly thickir than it^ tliitili> and <lrawn out tii (ini'-lialf the i-ntirc IcnKtli cif the , so that it Idiiks hki' an cxtravat-ant neck. The Bliiter-Beetle and the Oil-Beetle. Tin- hhstrr-bi'i'tic' has Innn been famihar from its usr in mcihcini- as a bhstciin/,' inrnt. and nndiT its altcrna- livi' name ol Spanish-flv as a ri'pntcil priidncci- i;( hair â¢â hoe's lit uaits till the bee lays an crk,
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. The BUster-Beetle and the Oil Beetle. "3 but part (jf the fori'-biidy i^ >i iirccly thickir than it^ tliitili> and <lrawn out tii (ini'-lialf the i-ntirc IcnKtli cif the , so that it Idiiks hki' an cxtravat-ant neck. The Bliiter-Beetle and the Oil-Beetle. Tin- hhstrr-bi'i'tic' has Innn been famihar from its usr in mcihcini- as a bhstciin/,' inrnt. and nndiT its altcrna- livi' name ol Spanish-flv as a ri'pntcil priidncci- i;( hair â¢â hoe's lit uaits till the bee lays an crk, and then indulges in its first m.'al. This consists "I the bees cgR, and It Is provided with loiiK, sharp mandibles, apparently for the purpose of piercing the shell, for it has no other use for them, " Having .shed this repast, and beinj, now five or six days old, it .asts its skin, and becomes : i "I' "lute grub with SIX feet. Its mandibles ha\-e becom,. short and blunt for t- I .»d in this stage is semiliquid the hone>- stored up b\- the bee for sustenance "I ts own grub-and requires no catting. Five <lavs it casts its skin aL-ain ... .MOW Its jaws are still more blunt and its cv-es less prominent, for in the darkness .10 bee s cell it has no need of them. This phase of its existence lasts five days ' vcsicatori;i. arr lUTforiilnl. ||â juici, ul iih ; Hill! ih- two hbboii-tiki' â 'â -liKhtlv lwrk*; FR \l ' â¢t'' 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 Step, Edward, 1855-1931. Toronto : W. Briggs
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