THE HEAD, 



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TONGUE OF THE ATIDM (a FAMILY OF THE BEES). 



6. The lingua, or tongue, among insects, comprises 

 quite a variety of forms, according to the way in which 

 it is intended to serve as an instrument for gathering 

 food. It is placed underneath the labium, and is some- 

 times an organ for sucking up liquid food ; at others a 

 lancet, or a set of tools, for gathering honey from flowers 

 or the liquids of animals, as the case may be. 



TONGUE OF THE SOLITARY BEE. 



Y. The pharynx, as among the higher animals, is the 

 portion directly back of the mouth, the part where all 

 the openings from the organs of sense combine. 



