38 LESSONS IN AGRICULTURE 



2. Kill the bee in the cyanide bottle, and make a 

 drawing of the body. 



3. Note the large body in comparison to the wings. 

 Do you think that the wings wear out easily? How 

 many wings are there? 



4. Are the legs of the bee all alike? Explain. 



5. Try to find the mouth parts and the tongue. 

 Write a descriptive sentence about them. 



6. Can you see any value in the hairy covering of 

 the bee's body? 



Worker. Drone. Queen. 



Fio. 14. THE BEE 



7. Find the sting of the bee and remove it. There 

 is a poison gland at the root of the sting, which pours 

 a fluid into the wound made by the sting, causing the 

 painful sensation with which every boy is familiar. 



8. Where does the bumble bee make its nest? What 

 is it made of? 



9. Life history. The eggs are laid in the cells. The 

 second stage is the worm-like creature, the larva, lying 

 inactive in the cell. It must be fed, and it is a big eater. 

 When it is fully grown it spins a silken cocoon about 

 itself and enters the next stage. The third stage is 

 the pupa. Here it remains quietly concealed within 



