. Animal studies. . Fig. 191.—Hiving a swarm of honey-bees. Photograph by S. J. Hunter. found a new community. This swarming is simply an emi- gration, which results in the wider distribution and in the increase of the number of the species. It is a peculiar but effective mode of distributing and perpetuating the species. There are many other interesting and suggestive things which might be told of the life in a bee community: how the community protects itself from the dangers of starva- tion when food is scarce or winter comes on by killing the useless drones and the immature bees in egg and
. Animal studies. . Fig. 191.—Hiving a swarm of honey-bees. Photograph by S. J. Hunter. found a new community. This swarming is simply an emi- gration, which results in the wider distribution and in the increase of the number of the species. It is a peculiar but effective mode of distributing and perpetuating the species. There are many other interesting and suggestive things which might be told of the life in a bee community: how the community protects itself from the dangers of starva- tion when food is scarce or winter comes on by killing the useless drones and the immature bees in egg and larval stage; how the instinct of home-finding has been so highly developed that the worker bees go miles away for honey and nectar, flying with unerring accuracy back to the hive; of the extraordinarily nice structural modifications which adapt the bee so perfectly for its complex and varied busi- nesses ; and of the tireless persistence of the workers until. 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 Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931; Kellogg, Vernon L. [from old catalog].
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