. Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower. Beneficial insects. Fig. 469. Modifications of tlie hind legs of different bees.—.4, Apis: a, wax cutter and outer view of leg; b, inner aspect of cutter and leg ; c, compound hairs ; d, anterior leg, showing antennal scraper. B, Melipona : /, peculiar group of spines at apex of tibia ; g-, inner aspect of wax cutters and first joint of tarsus. C, Botnbus : h, wax cutter; 7, inner view of same and first joint of tarsus ; all enlarged. insect is stored among it, ready for transportation to the nest. Pollen, however, forms only one port
. Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower. Beneficial insects. Fig. 469. Modifications of tlie hind legs of different bees.—.4, Apis: a, wax cutter and outer view of leg; b, inner aspect of cutter and leg ; c, compound hairs ; d, anterior leg, showing antennal scraper. B, Melipona : /, peculiar group of spines at apex of tibia ; g-, inner aspect of wax cutters and first joint of tarsus. C, Botnbus : h, wax cutter; 7, inner view of same and first joint of tarsus ; all enlarged. insect is stored among it, ready for transportation to the nest. Pollen, however, forms only one portion of the food of the larva, and it must be mixed with honey to form " bee bread" of a proper composition. This honey is also gathered from flowers, and the mouth parts are modified to this especial end. We have two series of bees dis- tinguished by the character of the mouth parts,—the short-tongued and the long-tongued,—both of which may be either solitary or social. The short-tongued bees have the lower lip modified into a bladder-like structure, more or less pointed at the tip, and set with regular rows of short hair or flattened processes, an ideal tongue for gathering up the liquid nectar and bringing it into the mouth. Many of these bees are diggers, and build their nests in the ground, usually forming a single vertical burrow from which lateral branches diverge into. Abdomen of Megaclulr fitted for gathering 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 Smith, John Bernhard, 1858-1912. Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott company
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