58 The Bee People. 



dusting every part of her body with these 

 brushes. 



Over her head she passes the brushes on 

 her fore legs, over her back and under her 

 body she passes the brushes on her middle 

 legs. 



Then she rubs her legs together to collect 

 the pollen on the combs of the hind legs. 



Since she gathers the flour for her bread 

 on the hair of her body, she is obliged to 

 keep herself very, very clean, so all the 

 leg brushes are also toilet brushes, and are 

 used to keep her clean as well as to gather 

 pollen. 



The most remarkable of her toilet articles 

 are her antenna cleaners, but their story 

 comes later. 



It is much easier to watch Miss Apis per- 

 forming her toilet than it is to distinguish 

 her various combs and brushes. If you wet 

 her a little, then dust her lightly with flour 

 and put her on the window, you can see 

 the whole operation. 



