Miss Apis's Legs. 53 



her hind legs. As she walks about, they 

 are not in her way She does not spill 

 the pollen, and she can easily reach the 

 baskets with her other legs when she 

 wants to fill them. 



The outside of the joint is hollowed a 

 little, and along the outer edge of this 

 hollow space are stiif hairs that turn 

 towards the middle and make a very com- 

 plete little basket to hold the pollen that 

 is put into it. 



Miss Apis has been kind enough to sit 

 with her left hind leg under the micro- 

 scope and have its picture taken, so we 

 can see the pollen basket very clearly. 



The large leg at the .left of Miss Apis 

 is the magnified picture of the leg in the 

 circle. 



If you look at her with a little hand- 

 magnifying glass, you can get quite a good 

 view of her pollen baskets. 



How do you suppose Miss Apis gets the 

 pollen which she puts into her baskets ? 



