Archive image from page 130 of Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and. Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and practical. A complete treatise on the anatomy, physiology, floral relations, and profitable management of the hive bee CUbiodiversity1154323 Year: 1886 ( fMYm§m C Fig. 22.—Parts of Surface of Antennae (Magnified 360 timei). A, Portion of Front Surface of One of the Lower Members of the Flagellum (Worker or Queen)—s', Smelling Organ ; /', Feeling Hair. B, Portion of Side and Back Surface of One of the Lower Members of the Flagellum (Worker)—h, Ordinary Hair; c', Conoid Hair; ho (Auditory?) Ho
Archive image from page 130 of Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and. Bees & bee-keeping; scientific and practical. A complete treatise on the anatomy, physiology, floral relations, and profitable management of the hive bee CUbiodiversity1154323 Year: 1886 ( fMYm§m C Fig. 22.—Parts of Surface of Antennae (Magnified 360 timei). A, Portion of Front Surface of One of the Lower Members of the Flagellum (Worker or Queen)—s', Smelling Organ ; /', Feeling Hair. B, Portion of Side and Back Surface of One of the Lower Members of the Flagellum (Worker)—h, Ordinary Hair; c', Conoid Hair; ho (Auditory?) Hollows. C, Portion of One of the Lower Members of Flagellum (Drone), Back or Front; lettering as before. D, Portion of Lower Member of the Flagellum (Back, Worker or Queen). queen renders them necessary, and that sight and scent are the faculties by which this is accomplished. The same wondrous little head that carries the antennae, with their bewildering multiplicity of parts, bears on its sides the extremely large compound, or faceted eyes (Plate II., or A, B, Plate IV.). The hand magnifier is sufficient to show something of their structure, revealing that the beautiful satin-like appearance they possess is due to their glistening surface being divided into hexagonal convexities (H), disposed precisely like the cells of honeycomb. Each convexity, or facet, is little more than y-in. in diameter, and is, really, the outside of an indepen- dent instrument of vision. Between most of these
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