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CONTENTS. 



THE BEE. 



ITS CHARACTER AND MANNERS. 



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CHAP. I. 1. Moral suggested by economy of nature. 2. Antiquity 

 of apiarian researches Hebrew scriptures Aristomachus 

 Philiscus Aristotle Virgil. 3. Modern observers. 4. Huber. 

 5. His servant Burn ens curious history of his blindness. 

 6. His wife and son. 7. Pursuit of his researches. 8. Structure 

 of insects. 9. Plan of their anatomy. 10. Hymenoptera. 11. 

 Varieties of bees. 12. Hive-bee. 13. The queen her numerous 

 suitors. 14. Her chastity and fidelity. 15. Her fertility. 16. 

 Her first laying. 17. Royal eggs. 18. Royal chamber. 19. 

 Effect of her postponement of her nuptials. 20. The drones. 

 21. The workers. 22. Structure and members of the bee. 

 23. Mouth and appendages. 24. Use of proboscis. 25. Struc- 

 ture of tongue. 26. Honey-bag. 27. Stomach. 28. Antennae. 

 29. Wings. 30. Legs. 31. Feet. 32. Sting. 33. Organs 

 of fecundation and reproduction. 34. Number of eggs produced 

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CHAP. II. 35. This fecundity not anomalous. 36. Bee architec- 

 ture. 37. Social condition of a people indicated by their buildings. 

 38. This test applied to the bee. 39. Individual and col- 

 lective habits. 40. Solitary bees. 41. Structure of their nests. 

 42. Situation of nests. 43. Anthidium manicatum. 44. 

 Expedient for keeping nest warm. 45. Clothier bee. 46. Car- 

 penter bee. 47. Mason bee. 48. Expedient to protect the nest. 

 49. Upholsterer bee. 50. Hangings and carpets of her rooms. 

 51. Leaf-cutter bees. 52. Method of making their nest. 53. 

 Process of cutting the leaves. 54. Hive-bee. 55. Structure of 

 the comb. 56. Double layer of cells. 57. Pyramidal bases. 

 58. Illustrative figures. 59. Single cells. 60. Combination of 

 cells. 61. Great advantages of hexagonal form. 62. Economy 



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