. Elementary entomology. Entomology. 272 ELEMENTARY ENTOMOLOGY The queen bee is much larger than the work- er, and has a long, pointed body. She is developed in a special cell sev- eral times the size of an or- dinary cell and readily distin- guishable, as it extends at a right angle to the other cells. The larvae are all fed by the workers, who provide honey and bee-bread, composed of pollen and nectar, for the ordinary cells which are to develop workers and. Fig. 434. Queen cells of the honey-bee, and worker brood in various stages (After Benton, United States Department of Agriculture). Ple
. Elementary entomology. Entomology. 272 ELEMENTARY ENTOMOLOGY The queen bee is much larger than the work- er, and has a long, pointed body. She is developed in a special cell sev- eral times the size of an or- dinary cell and readily distin- guishable, as it extends at a right angle to the other cells. The larvae are all fed by the workers, who provide honey and bee-bread, composed of pollen and nectar, for the ordinary cells which are to develop workers and. Fig. 434. Queen cells of the honey-bee, and worker brood in various stages (After Benton, United States Department of Agriculture). 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 Sanderson, Dwight, 1878-1944; Jackson, C. F. (Cicero Floyd), b. 1882; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Boston, Ginn
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