THE BEE. 



Lessost I. 



Of oonrse we ohooae the honey-bee (Fig. 1) for this leaaon. 

 With i> wide-monthed bottle partly filled with dilate alcohol we 

 take oar stand beside a olamp of tall plants in blossom, and in a 

 single morning oaptnre bees enongh for a large class. When the 

 bnsy little brown-coated worker has its bead well baried in the 

 flower, it is easy to place the bottle under the month of the flower 

 and with the cork press the bee down into it. Only the knowledge 

 that in no other way can we become acqaainted with the strnctore 

 of these little creatures reconciles ns, however, to the mnrder of 

 these indnatriooB and nsefal ioseots. 



Fig. 1. 



The head and thorax are thickly covered with hairs. 

 The body is short and strong. The three divisions of the 

 body are plainly seen. The abdomen is connected with 

 the thorax by a small joint. There are two pairs of 

 wings, but the hind wings are so small and fit so closely 

 to the edge of the fore wings that when they are spread 

 they look like a single pair. 



The hind legs (Fig. 2) are longer than the others, and 

 the upper section of the foot (Fig. 2, /) is very broad. 

 The lower section of the leg (Fig. 2, I) is concave on the 

 inner side and surroun ded by long hairs. The large section 



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