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How to Study Insects, 



related to the habits of animals, as the mouth and other 

 organs that have to do with food-taking and food-getting? 



Every bee-keeper will receive great benefit by dissecting 

 these parts and studying their form and relations for him- 

 self. By getting his children interested in the same, hu 

 will have conferred upon them one of the rarest of bless- 

 ings. 



To dissect these parts, first remove the head and care- 

 fully pin it to a cork, passing the pin thi-ough, well back 

 between the eyes. Now separate the parts by two needle 

 points, made by inserting a needle for half its length into a 

 wooden pen-holder, leaving the point projecting for three- 

 fourths of an inch. With one of these in each hand com- 

 mence operations. The head may be either side up. Much 



Fig. q. 



Microscope mounted for Dissecti?/^. ■ 



may be learned in dissecting large insects, even with no 

 glass; but in all cases, and especially in small insects, a 

 good lens will be of great value. The best lens now in 

 the market is the Coddington lens, mounted in German sil- 

 ver. These are imported from England. Thev can be 

 procured of any optician, and only cost $2.00. These 

 lenses can be mounted in a convenient stand (Fig. 9) which 

 may be made in twenty minutes. I think one of these 

 more valuable than a large compound microscope, which 



