Miss Apis's Tongue. 



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can see only the upper sheath and the two 

 little feelers that grow on the points of the 

 lower sheath. 



In this next picture she has pushed her 

 tongue out below the sheaths, 

 as she does when licking up 

 honey or nectar that is easily 

 reached. 



If the nectar is hard to get at' 

 she needs a longer tongue, and 

 therefore shoots the under sheath out 

 below the upper one. 

 \yhen she does this her tongue is not so 

 fcWell protected, but^^^ii^l/ljli 

 it is longer, as you' fii\i )m 

 .can see in this 

 I next picture. 

 When the tongue is 

 not in use, it is drawn - 

 up as short as possible, s>de j^ew 

 and then is folded back 

 into a groove on the 

 under-side of Miss Apis's head, something 



Apis's head with 

 the tongue (t) 

 folded back. 



