. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. 26$ INSECT LIFE. side of the spray figured here. When the thimble- shaped tube is completed, the bee partially fills it with a paste of pollen and nectar, and then places an egg upon the supply of food. She then cuts several circular pieces of leaves, the diameter of which is a. Fig. 241.—^A leaf-cutter bee, nest, and rose-leaves cut by the bee. little greater than the diameter of the tube, and forces them into the open end of it, thus making a
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. 26$ INSECT LIFE. side of the spray figured here. When the thimble- shaped tube is completed, the bee partially fills it with a paste of pollen and nectar, and then places an egg upon the supply of food. She then cuts several circular pieces of leaves, the diameter of which is a. Fig. 241.—^A leaf-cutter bee, nest, and rose-leaves cut by the bee. little greater than the diameter of the tube, and forces them into the open end of it, thus making a tightly fitting plug; three of these circular pieces had been cut from the spray figured. Usually several cells of this kind are placed end to end in a burrow, and sometimes many bees will build their nests near to- gether in the same piece of 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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