. Nature sketches in temperate America, a series of sketches and a popular account of insects, birds, and plants, treated from some aspects of their evolution and ecological relations . uests of the black-eyedsusan. Another frequenter isthe green-bodied bee, whichcannot fail to exclLe admi-ration as it dips into theblossom, rolling its bodyin yellow pollen, and besmearing its legs untilthe golden , ^-^ hue of thepollen con-trasts with themetallic green ofits body. Amongthe numerous daisiesone finds plants whichhave the appearanceof being speckled overthe underside of theleaves with minutebrown
. Nature sketches in temperate America, a series of sketches and a popular account of insects, birds, and plants, treated from some aspects of their evolution and ecological relations . uests of the black-eyedsusan. Another frequenter isthe green-bodied bee, whichcannot fail to exclLe admi-ration as it dips into theblossom, rolling its bodyin yellow pollen, and besmearing its legs untilthe golden , ^-^ hue of thepollen con-trasts with themetallic green ofits body. Amongthe numerous daisiesone finds plants whichhave the appearanceof being speckled overthe underside of theleaves with minutebrownish , as the drawingsshow, are ant-cows, butthey bear no resemblanceto the ordinary plant hcebelonging to the are classed among thegrotesque tree hopper familythe present species being knownas Publilia concava. So solicitousare the attending ants regarding thewelfare of these numerous small lar^alinsects that they will rush to theirrescue when the slightest danger threatens. If the plants are rustled and one watches closely, the antsmay be seen tenderly picking up these tree hoppers in theirmandibles and carrying them to a point of safety. On arriving. The Black-eyed Susan withits insect guests. 276 NATURE SKETCHES IN TEMPERATE AMERICA at maturity theseobjects appearing
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