. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 498 THE bbb-kbbpbr's guidb ; live and feed upon other animals. The larvae are peculiar in breathing' by gills in the rectum. The same water that bathes these organs and furnishes oxygen, is sent out in a jet, and thus sends the insect darting- along. The larvae also possess enormous jaws, which formidable weapons are masked till it is desired to use them, when the dipper-shaped mask is dropped or unhinged, and the terrible jaws open and close upon the unsuspecting- victim, which has but a brief time to bewail its temerity. A writer from
. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 498 THE bbb-kbbpbr's guidb ; live and feed upon other animals. The larvae are peculiar in breathing' by gills in the rectum. The same water that bathes these organs and furnishes oxygen, is sent out in a jet, and thus sends the insect darting- along. The larvae also possess enormous jaws, which formidable weapons are masked till it is desired to use them, when the dipper-shaped mask is dropped or unhinged, and the terrible jaws open and close upon the unsuspecting- victim, which has but a brief time to bewail its temerity. A writer from Georgia, in Gleanings in Bee-Culture, Vol. IV, page 3S, states that these destroyers are easily scared away, or brought down by boys with whips, who soon become as expert in capturing- the insects as are the latter in seizing Fig. Tachvta-Fly.—Original. the bees. One of the largest and most beautiful of these (Fig. 285) is Anax Junius. It has a wide range in the United States (North and South), and everywhere preys upon the honey-bee. TACHINA-FLY. From descriptions which I have received, I feel certain that there is a two-winged fly, probably of the genus Tachina (Fig. 286), that works on bees. I have never seen these, though I have repeatedly requested those who have to send them to me. My friend, J. Iv. Davis, put some sick-looking bees into a cage and hatched the flies, which, he told me, looked not unlike a small house-fly. It is the habit of these flies, which are closely related to our house-flies, which they much resemble, to lay their eggs on other insects. Their young, upon hatching, burrow into the insect that is being victimized, and g-row by eating it. It would be difficult to cope. 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. Yo
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