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for a considerable distance by a Bumble Bee, not 

 merely with the same rapidity, but even greater, 

 as it not unfrequently flew to and fro about the 

 carriage. 



The aerial movements of the Hive Bee are more 

 direct and leisurely, and in their search for honey 

 they fly long distances. A bee-keeper in England 

 made arrangements with the members of an 

 Apiary Society that on a certain day he would 

 dust a little flour over each Bee which emerged 

 from one of his hives, and any of the Society's 

 members observing such Bees were to report. 

 Many sent the results of their observations, and 

 one member stated he had seen several of the 

 miller's flour-coated Bees in his garden, a distance 

 of eight or nine miles from their hive. 



Moths differ in their flight from Butterflies; 

 they fly straighter and steadier, their bodies 

 being generally bulkier and heavier. Some have 

 opaque wings; others transparent wings. They 

 are more vigorous in the use of their wings than 

 Butterflies. The Humming Bird and Sphinx 

 Moths dart with great rapidity from flower to 

 flower, hover for a short space, thrust their tubular 

 probosces into the flower, extract the nectar, then 

 off to another flower, keeping on the wing during 

 this process. 



The Beetle family are in some cases provided 

 with wings. The Cockchafer, which is one of our 



