. Animal life. Zoology. EXONOMY OF BUMBLE-BEES 287 on her tail, and her first step, under cover of the moss, is to surround with wax a mass of pollen saturated with honey, construct a cell, in which she lays several. Fig. 61.—Nest of Bumble-bee showing the barrel-shaped cells hidden underground in a hollow which leads to the surface by a curved shaft. — {After J. G. Wood. From Wood's 'Strange Dwellings.'' By permission of Messi'S. Longmans, Green & Co.) eggs, then closes it and rests awhile. A few more cells are then built, stored with honey mixed with pollen, and closed. By this time, how
. Animal life. Zoology. EXONOMY OF BUMBLE-BEES 287 on her tail, and her first step, under cover of the moss, is to surround with wax a mass of pollen saturated with honey, construct a cell, in which she lays several. Fig. 61.—Nest of Bumble-bee showing the barrel-shaped cells hidden underground in a hollow which leads to the surface by a curved shaft. — {After J. G. Wood. From Wood's 'Strange Dwellings.'' By permission of Messi'S. Longmans, Green & Co.) eggs, then closes it and rests awhile. A few more cells are then built, stored with honey mixed with pollen, and closed. By this time, however, the first larva? have hatched, and only being provided with. 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 Gamble, F. W. (Frederick William), 1869-1926. New York, E. P. Dutton & Company
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