. The bee-keeper's guide : or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 6r, manuai, of the apiary. S05 red. A central band of black divides the red spaces of the abdomen. The entire under part of the body and all the mem- bers are black. There are several species of varying size and color in California. Grayish white species are nearly as com- mon as the red and black ones. Some are as large as a worker-bee. So hard and dense is the chitinous crust of these insects that they enter the hives fearlessly, and, unmindful of stings, Fig, CovB-Eiller.—Origitial. deliberately kill the bees and feed on the y
. The bee-keeper's guide : or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 6r, manuai, of the apiary. S05 red. A central band of black divides the red spaces of the abdomen. The entire under part of the body and all the mem- bers are black. There are several species of varying size and color in California. Grayish white species are nearly as com- mon as the red and black ones. Some are as large as a worker-bee. So hard and dense is the chitinous crust of these insects that they enter the hives fearlessly, and, unmindful of stings, Fig, CovB-Eiller.—Origitial. deliberately kill the bees and feed on the young. The males are said to sting. This is certainly a mistake. The sting is a modified ovipositor—an organ not possessed by males. These insects belong to the family Mutillidas, so called because the females are wingless. They are closely allied in structure to the ants, which they much resemble. THE PRAYING MANTIS. This strange insect I have received from Indiana and other Southern and Western States. Its scientific name is Mantis Carolina, Linn. A similar species I often take in Los Angeles County, Calif. It is very predaceous, and the female has been known to eat up her mate immediately after the sexual act. No wonder that they make our friends of the hive contribute to their support. This insect (Fig. 291) is a sort of nonde- script. In the South it is known as devil's race-horse. It is a corpulent "walking-stick" with wings. In fact, is closely related to the " walking-sticks " of the North. Its anterior legs are very curious. As it rests upon them, it appears as if in the attitude of devotion, hence the name, praying mantis. It also raises these anterior legs in a supplicating attitude,. 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 : Yor
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