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The apiary; or, bees, bee-hives, and bee culture [1878]: being a familiar account of the habits of bees, and the most improved methods of managementNeighbor, Alfred

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The apiary; or, bees, bee-hives, and bee culture [1878]: being a familiar account of the habits of bees, and the most improved methods of management

Name: The apiary; or, bees, bee-hives, and bee culture [1878]: being a familiar account of the habits of bees, and the most improved methods of management
Author: Neighbor, Alfred

Neighbor, Alfred

Bee culture; Bee culture -- Economic aspects; Beehives; Bees

1.      Queen bee.
  1_a_.   Antenna of ditto.
  1_b_.   Hind leg of ditto.
  1_c_.   Front view of head of ditto.
  1_d_.   Mandible of ditto.
  2.      Worker, or imperfect female.
  2_a_.   Antenna of ditto.
  2_b_.   Hind leg of ditto, inner side showing the pollen-brushes.
  2_b_*   Ditto, outer side showing the pollen-basket.
  2_c_*   Side view of head.
  2_c_.   Back view of ditto, showing the junction of the gullet with the
            thorax, and position of the tongue and its appendages.
  2_d_.   Mandible.
  3.      Male, or drone.
  3_a_.   Antenna of ditto.
  3_b_.   Hind leg of ditto.
  3_c_.   Front view of head of ditto.
  3_d_.   Mandible of ditto.
  A.      Enlarged view of the wing. B. Hind edge of fore wing,
            showing the thickened margin, and fore edge of hind
            wing, showing the hooks, which hold on to the thickened
            margin of the fore wing, and keep them together during
            flight.


PLATE II. (Page 86).

  1.      Body of a bee divested of antennæ, legs, and wings, showing
            the anatomy of the thorax and natural position of the
            stomach.
              5*.    The eyes.
              _a_.   The stemmata.
              _bbb_. The muscles that move the wings.
              _c_.   The external covering of the thorax.
              _ee_.  The bases of the wings.
              _d_.   The honey-bag, or first stomach.
              _f_.   The ventricle, or true stomach, distended with food.
              _g_.   The rectum.
              _h_.   The biliary vessels.
              _i_.   Portion of the membranous tissue lining the inner
                       surface of the segments, and enclosing the stomach
                       and intestines.
  2.      The stomach emptied of its contents, to show the muscular
            contraction of the ventricle.
              _d_.   The honey-bag.
              _f_.   The ventricle.
              _g_.   The rectum.
              _h_.   The biliary vessels.
  3.      The ligula, or tongue, and its appendages.
              _l_.   The base of the ligula.
              _m_.   The paraglossæ.
              _n_.   The maxillæ.
              _o_.   The labial palpi.
              _p_.   The tongue.
  4.      The sting and its muscles.
              _s_.   Curved base of the outer sheath enclosing the sting.
              _r_.   Muscles that move the sting.
              _q_.   The attachment of the muscles to the outer covering
                       of the abdomen.
              _t_.   Poison-bag.
              _u_.   Glands connected with the poison-bag.
              _V_.   Honey-plates covering the muscles _r_, and to which
                       the sheaths of the sting are attached at _s_.
              **     Base of sting connecting with the poison-bag _t_.
              *      Tip of the same
  4*      Magnified view of point of sting, showing the serrations on
            each side.
  5.

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