. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 4'> Marvels of Insect Life. liirj,'(T ninth thai) thr nialf. thr rr^iH-* tivr nuMMircmcnt-* iu ross the (ml-prciHl wJtiK-* f>»tiiK "ii>l\/.t', the m-xi* nia\ (h'^tiiiKni^hrcl by thtir antt una- ; ill thr li inalr it i- rin n Iv but in thr male tht- In-th arr InnK ami nunblikf. ti< liiii(allv |K'. tirialnl, ihr ln.)tlth-|larI"^ an- in a vi-rv iii> j»npbuM i>>, Sonic ivmarkablr ^^ have tHrn tnltl nf thr imwrr nf thr mtiit-ratrrpillar to pirrn' thnni
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. 4'> Marvels of Insect Life. liirj,'(T ninth thai) thr nialf. thr rr^iH-* tivr nuMMircmcnt-* iu ross the (ml-prciHl wJtiK-* f>»tiiK "ii>l\/.t', the m-xi* nia\ (h'^tiiiKni^hrcl by thtir antt una- ; ill thr li inalr it i- rin n Iv but in thr male tht- In-th arr InnK ami nunblikf. ti< liiii(allv |K'. tirialnl, ihr ln.)tlth-|larI"^ an- in a vi-rv iii> j»npbuM i>>, Sonic ivmarkablr ^^ have tHrn tnltl nf thr imwrr nf thr mtiit-ratrrpillar to pirrn' thnnij^h ui(Iiiiarv nuptai Ic*. in whit h it has Ixrn impriMHitd by i()lkrtui> anxioii-. to i) per h-it >[h( inii-n- nt the moth. Carpenter Bees. Thr (arpentn bns, whiih air thf IarK»-t nl all bees, are not rt'prest'ntt'd in this countrv. lh()Uf,'h several t|W JP sjMH'ies an- found in the ^^â¢^^_^y South of Kiiropc. and the ^^^^^^ j^fl^W^ _^^^^^ **''^* known ^^^^^^â |^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^H^^^^^^H^^^ the ^^^^^â ^â ^^^kn industry this bee M ^^^^^B A observed chronicled W ^^^^^M H many bv ^ ^^B^ ^ Keaiimur. whose account was so accurate and coni- l)lete that little could be added to it bv later in- vestigators. The bee is ot portly build, much like a Iarf,'e humble bee. and of a dark violet or black colour - though some species have yellow males. The female carpenter. having passed the winter in some snug corner, awaken^- in spring to the important duties of life, and looks out for some post or pole tbat will serve her purpose ; for she does not touch living wood. As a proj>er carpenter she sees that her material is well " seasoned," and, therefore, more easily worked than timber with the sap in it In the scheme of nature ( does not takr account of man's ac<]uired whims which have developed into necessities) all dead wood has got to be cleared away as speedily as may be ; and so a number of creatures devote part of their lives to this lau
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