. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 124 Use of the Antenna Cieanet'i That this organ is an antenna cleaner is quickly seen h\ watching a bee—preferably a bumble-bee—come from n tubular flower, like that of the malva, or by placing a honey- bee, bumble-bee or wasp on the inside of a window-pane and dusting its antennee with flour or pulverized chalk. The insect at once draws its antennae, one and then the other, through these admirable dusters, till the organs are entirely free from the dust. The bee in turn cleans its antenna Fig. Anterior Le^ of Worker
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. 124 Use of the Antenna Cieanet'i That this organ is an antenna cleaner is quickly seen h\ watching a bee—preferably a bumble-bee—come from n tubular flower, like that of the malva, or by placing a honey- bee, bumble-bee or wasp on the inside of a window-pane and dusting its antennee with flour or pulverized chalk. The insect at once draws its antennae, one and then the other, through these admirable dusters, till the organs are entirely free from the dust. The bee in turn cleans its antenna Fig. Anterior Le^ of Worker Bee, C Coxa. T Trochanter. F Femur. Ti Tibia. I 2 3 4 S Tarsal joints in CI Claws, order. cleaners by scraping them between the inner brush-like faces of the basal tarsi of its middle legs, which is done each time after they are used to clean an antenna. The paper-making wasps, and I presume all wasps, clean these organs by passing them between their jaws, much as a child cleans his fingers after eating candy, except here lips take the place of jaws. We can hardly conceive of a better. 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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