i8 



The Form of Insects 



within the base of the second maxillae. In the bee 

 it is a marvellous structure adapted for licking and 



Fig. 15. — Head and jaws of Worker Bee. a. feelers ; vi. mandible ; tnx. 1st 

 maxilla (blade) ; tnxp. do. palp ; Ip. palp of 2nd maxilla ; L tongue ; 

 h. its "spoon"; g. epipharynx. Magnified 12 times. From Benton (after 

 Cheshire) Bull, i (n.s.) Div. Ent. U.S. Dept. Agr. 



sucking, folded lengthwise so as to form a central 



