ILLUSTRATIONS, 



TEXT FIGURES. 



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 Fig. 1 . Left foreleg of a worker bee 8 



2. Left middle leg of a worker bee 9 



3. Outer surface of the left hind leg of a worker bee 10 



4. Inner surface of the left hind leg of a worker bee 11 



5. A flying bee, showing the manner in which the forelegs and middle legs 



manipulate pollen 14 



6. A bee upon the wing, showing the position of the middle legs when they 



touch and pat down the pollen masses 15 



7. A bee upon the wing, showing the manner in which the hind legs are 



held during the basket-loading process 17 



8. The left hind legs of worker bees, showing the manner in which pollen 



enters the l:>asket 19 



9. Inner surface of the right hind leg of a worker bee which l)ears a com- 



plete load of pollen 22 



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