Humble creatures, by J. Samuelson assisted by J.B. Hicks, Part 21860 |
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... referred also alters the very nature of the insects ; for it is in consequence of their being thus fed , first on honey and then on a coarser food , that certain of the Bees ( the greater proportion indeed ) remain workers , their ...
... referred also alters the very nature of the insects ; for it is in consequence of their being thus fed , first on honey and then on a coarser food , that certain of the Bees ( the greater proportion indeed ) remain workers , their ...
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... referred to arises from its peculiar structure ; in fact , it is owing to the presence of about 3500 small but perfect hexa- gonal lenses fitting closely together , and disposed in regular rows over the whole circumference . You will ...
... referred to arises from its peculiar structure ; in fact , it is owing to the presence of about 3500 small but perfect hexa- gonal lenses fitting closely together , and disposed in regular rows over the whole circumference . You will ...
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... referred to ( d ) , and con- stricted or narrowed midway into the form of a round * A careful examination of the eye in the pupa , whilst in process of development , confirms the opinion here expressed . C hole , on the same principle ...
... referred to ( d ) , and con- stricted or narrowed midway into the form of a round * A careful examination of the eye in the pupa , whilst in process of development , confirms the opinion here expressed . C hole , on the same principle ...
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... the senses of touch , hearing , and smell , or functions corresponding therewith ; the difficulty is to assign to them a locality . Having now examined the mysterious antennæ , and briefly referred 34 HUMBLE CREATURES .
... the senses of touch , hearing , and smell , or functions corresponding therewith ; the difficulty is to assign to them a locality . Having now examined the mysterious antennæ , and briefly referred 34 HUMBLE CREATURES .
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James Samuelson. Having now examined the mysterious antennæ , and briefly referred to the present state of our knowledge regarding their functions , let us ask you once more to take up your lens and proceed with us in the in- vestigation ...
James Samuelson. Having now examined the mysterious antennæ , and briefly referred to the present state of our knowledge regarding their functions , let us ask you once more to take up your lens and proceed with us in the in- vestigation ...
Common terms and phrases
abdomen Achille Richard actions animals antennæ appear attributes bee-bread Bee's anatomy body comb compound eyes connexion consideration constitute construct deposit described drones eggs employed enable endeavour endowed examine existence external faculty feelers fertilized flowers ganglion gonal habits head hereafter hexagonal higher hive honey Housefly Humble Creatures imperfect insect races instinct intelligence interesting investigation John Van Voorst labours larva larvæ legs lens lenses little Bee male maxillæ mesothorax microscope naturalists nature nerves object observation ocellus once operations oral apparatus organs and members ourselves oviduct oviposition pair Parthenogenesis perfect physiologists pollen portion possess present proceed propolis psychical or mental pupa queen Queen Bee Queen-bee reason remarkable render reproductive resemble royal cells shape simple eyes species spiracles sting structure substance surface swarm theory thorax tion tubes tures various Voorst Wasp whilst whole wings wonderful worker-bee worker-eggs workers young
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Page iv - Where some, like magistrates, correct at home ; Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad ; Others, like soldiers, armed in their stings, Make boot upon the summer's velvet buds, Which pillage, they with merry march bring home To the tent royal of their emperor...
Page 13 - CHILD of the sun ! pursue thy rapturous flight, Mingling with her thou lov'st in fields of light; And, where the flowers of Paradise unfold, Quaff fragrant nectar from their cups of gold. There shall thy wings, rich as an evening sky, Expand and shut with silent ecstasy! —Yet wert thou once a worm, a thing that crept On the bare earth, then wrought a tomb and slept. And such is man ; soon from his cell of clay To burst a seraph in the blaze of day ! 1 Mrs.
Page iv - Where some like magistrates correct at home; Others like merchants venture trade abroad; Others like soldiers, armed in their stings, Make boot upon the summer's velvet buds, Which pillage they with merry march bring home To the tent-royal of their emperor; Who, busied in his majesty, surveys The singing masons building roofs of gold, The civil...
Page 33 - He next separated them by a partition through which they could pass their antennae, but not their heads. In this case the bees all remained tranquil, neither intermitting the care of the brood, nor abandoning their other employments; nor did they begin any royal cell. The means they used to assure themselves that their queen was in their vicinity, and to communicate with her, was to pass their antennae through the openings of the grate.
Page 120 - ... we may call the instincts of animals those unknown faculties implanted in their constitution by the Creator, by which, independent of instruction, observation, or experience, and without a knowledge of the end in view, they are impelled to the performance of certain actions tending to the well-being of the individual and the preservation of the species...
Page 13 - Child of the sun! pursue thy rapturous flight. Mingling with her thou lov'st in fields of light. And where the flowers of paradise unfold, Quaff fragrant nectar from their cups of gold : There shall thy wings, rich as an evening sky. Expand and shut with silent ecstasy. Yet, wert thou once a worm, — a thing that crept On the bare earth, then wrought a tomb, and slept. And such is man ! soon from his cell of clay To burst, a seraph, in the blaze of day.
Page 33 - He first divided a hive by a grate, which kept the two portions about, three lines apart, so that they could not come at each other, though scent would pass. In that part in which there was no queen, the bees were soon in great agitation, and as they did not discover her where she was confined, in a short time they began to construct royal cells, which quieted them.
Page 96 - ... (2) The most important point in the theory is that " All eggs which come to maturity in the two ovaries of the queen bee are only of one and the same kind, which when they are laid without coming in contact with the male semen become developed into male bees, but on the contrary when they are fertilized by male semen produce female bees.
Page 33 - The means they used to assure themselves that their queen was in their vicinity and to communicate with her, was to pass their antennae through the openings of the grate. An infinite number of these organs might be seen at once, as it were, inquiring in all directions ; and the queen was observed answering these anxious inquiries of her subjects in the most marked manner ; for she was always fastened by her feet to the grate, crossing her antennae with those of the inquirers. Various other experiments,...
Page 25 - From the fact that in one insect at least, the sheep-tick (Melophagta ovinus), which ranks very low in the scale of development, we find ALL the external facets of the compound eyes non-adherent and circular.* " So much, then, for the corneal lens of the ocellus of the Bee, a compound hexahedral prism with double convex surfaces.