. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 84 THE BBE-KEBPKR'S GUIDE, worker is much larger than that of either the drone or queen. The ganglia along the cord are the seat of reflex acts the same as is the gray matter of our own spinal cord. Indeed, the beheaded bee uses its members much more naturally than do the higher animals after they have lost their heads. This may arise from their more simple organism, or from a higher devel- opment of the ganglia in question. The organs of circulation in insects are quite insignificant. The heart (Fig. 32, H) is a long tube
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 84 THE BBE-KEBPKR'S GUIDE, worker is much larger than that of either the drone or queen. The ganglia along the cord are the seat of reflex acts the same as is the gray matter of our own spinal cord. Indeed, the beheaded bee uses its members much more naturally than do the higher animals after they have lost their heads. This may arise from their more simple organism, or from a higher devel- opment of the ganglia in question. The organs of circulation in insects are quite insignificant. The heart (Fig. 32, H) is a long tube situated along the back, to which it is held by large muscles (Fig. 32, in), and receives Fig. Brain of Bee, from 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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