. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. MAN'S WINGED ALLY, THE BUSY HONEYBEE 427. Drawinf; by Hashime JIurayama THE honeybee's ANATOMY VIEWED THROUGH A MICROSCOPE The wax glands are located beneath the eight scales (A), that fit like shingles under the bee's abdomen. The circles below show enlarged details of the stinger (F), including poison sacs and the appendages that are left in the flesh. The stinger, highly magnified (G), is composed of two barbed lancets, each sharper than the finest needle. Poison flows down a central canal formed between the two lancets, whi
. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. MAN'S WINGED ALLY, THE BUSY HONEYBEE 427. Drawinf; by Hashime JIurayama THE honeybee's ANATOMY VIEWED THROUGH A MICROSCOPE The wax glands are located beneath the eight scales (A), that fit like shingles under the bee's abdomen. The circles below show enlarged details of the stinger (F), including poison sacs and the appendages that are left in the flesh. The stinger, highly magnified (G), is composed of two barbed lancets, each sharper than the finest needle. Poison flows down a central canal formed between the two lancets, which alternately work themselves deeper into the wound (see Plate IV). In the circle (E) is a cross section of the hollow, hairy tongue which protrudes from the mouth (D). The queen's toothed jaw (B) contrasts with the smooth mandible (C) of the worker. The various types of hair (H) that grow on a bee's body resemble certain plants. seed and fruit, than they are to their owner, who is paid in honey and beeswax. The supposition that the keeper of bees has nothing to do but watch the honey and money roll in is fallacious. Keeping bees is a specialized job, and one must have an inherent love for them. A thorough knowl- edge of bee behavior, gained only through experience, is a primary requisite. Attention must be given to a vast num- ber of details. There are plenty of griefs in connection with the business: the loss of bees during the winter is heavy; dis- eases of bees take a large annual toll; and wax moths, which destroy the combs, cause further losses. The operation of an apiary requires close personal supervision. Thus the production of honey is largely a one- man affair. In favorable locahties, how- ever, honey production is as remunerative as any other branch of agriculture. Although hundreds of plants secrete nec- tar, only about two dozen species furnish honey in market quantity. The layman thinks of a spacious garden as a rich haven for honeybees, but often such is not th
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