Gleanings in bee culture . erent stages (enlarged). takes place, which may be seen almost hourby hour, is wonderful. The dividing of thesegments of the larva into the three maingroups that are to form the head, the tho-rax, and the abdomen ; formation of the legs,and the wings; the beautiful tinges of colorfrom the creamy white to the pink, then thered, then the purple, and, lastly, the brown, GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Swarm returning to the hive because the queen was clipped. Prom A. G. Luciee, Powers, Wye. are all beautiful examples of Natureshandiwork. Who can comprehend it? The changes in
Gleanings in bee culture . erent stages (enlarged). takes place, which may be seen almost hourby hour, is wonderful. The dividing of thesegments of the larva into the three maingroups that are to form the head, the tho-rax, and the abdomen ; formation of the legs,and the wings; the beautiful tinges of colorfrom the creamy white to the pink, then thered, then the purple, and, lastly, the brown, GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Swarm returning to the hive because the queen was clipped. Prom A. G. Luciee, Powers, Wye. are all beautiful examples of Natureshandiwork. Who can comprehend it? The changes in the larvae may be seen,but it is impossible to record them ade-quately with the camera; and by the timethe engravings are reproduced on thesepages only a faint suggestion is given ofwhat any beekeeper may see with his owneyes without the least difficulty. The first small illustration shows a work-er larva somewhat enlarged, about two daysafter hatching from the egg. When firsthatched the larva is almost as small as theegg itself; but by eating constantly itsgrowth is phenomenal. The next two small illustrations showworker larvae about four and seven daj^respectively after hatching. The next shows the result of the differen-tiation of the various parts. It is whenobserving this stage that one feels almostlike a spy on the work of creation. The last illustration shows a drone seven-teen or eighteen days after hat
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